Remember that song Undecided, recorded by the Ames Brothers (and countless others)?

First you say you do, and then you don’t (no you don’t)
And then you say you will, and then you won’t (no you won’t)
You’re undecided now
So what are you gonna do?

Now you wanna play, and then it’s no (then it’s no)
And when you say you’ll stay, that’s when you go (when you go)
You’re undecided now
So what are you gonna do?

That looks to be the situation shaping up in the federal government’s attempt to acquire land near Somerset, Pennsylvania for the United 93 memorial (for background see this post).

Initially, the land was to be taken by eminent domain after negotiations broke down, prompting two panel members to resign. Then, the headline “Gov’t reverses course on Flight 93 memorial land” (June 5, 2009) which reported “The federal…

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