actually, i think the controversy is more along the lines of using the 9/11 event to sell a product - in this case, Bush.
and if it's the most important issue of our time, why does the Prez refuses to testify live about it in front of the 9/11 Commission?
what scares the GOP more - a)having the Prez getting caught in a prolonged unscripted public event or b)the questions he might be asked or c) both?