Eisenhower family on memorial: Go back to the drawing board

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13. Memorials overdone

What used to be a broad, beautiful expanse of Mall is becoming cluttered. Everybody who's been involved in some event wants it memorialized, and the beauty of the Capitol grounds is suffering. Pierre Charles L'Enfant's got to be rolling in his grave. I advocated for some sort of memorial for MLK but what evolved is horrible. It's out of proportion, physically. Now, if we memorialize Ike, who led Allied forces to victory in WWII, should it be even larger than the MLK? What's next?—an even bigger tribute to the Bush family? Get real.

The Eisenhower Library is, by itself, a fitting tribute to the man. We don't need to tear up the Mall to honor him. Issue another USPS stamp with his picture. Or, how about pay "tribute" to Major Dwight Eisenhower's role in busting up the Bonus Marchers' "Hoovervilles" in 1932? I know, I know, he was only "following orders," and the ensuing violence did result in the election of FDR.