>But here's the reality - our country has had the equivalent of a major stroke. Yes, you can make an argument that some locations are hit harder than others. But bottom line, there is no way we are "back to normal" or anything resembling that this year. I've accepted it. I hope I'm wrong. But I don't think I am.

Leadership matters.
We had an incompetent dimwit in office when 9/11 struck and we are still paying the price of his incompetence.
Strong leadership shines at times like these, and vice versa.