Bush: Terrorists Targeted Nonexistent Building

In a speech yesterday, President Bush highlighted a foiled terrorist attack that would have targeted the Liberty Tower in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, no one told Mr. Bush that there is no such building in our fair city. Since he described the building as being the tallest on the West Coast, he was probably referring to the Library Tower, pictured above. Then again, it's actually called the US Bank Tower now.

In all fairness to Mr. Bush, it seems that even Angelenos are confused about the name of our city's tallest skyscraper. As Mike at Franklin Avenue pointed out today, it would be a lot easier if its name didn't keep changing! For the record, though, it was never called the Liberty Tower.