This finger pointing, from everyone, cheapens the fact that a lot of people got killed and a lot of people got hurt. Sarah Palin didn't do it, Barry Obama didn't do it. This fuckwad did it. He was disturbed, no matter how you slice it.

What frightens me the most is the quickness to jump up and say some folks (usually the ones you disagree with) better be watching their tongue because it might send a nutjob over the line. Maybe Lennon shouldn't have written Imagine. Maybe Catcher shouldn't have written. Then Chapman wouldn't killed Lennon. Problem solved. No one should say anything anymore, cuz some loon MIGHT take it wrong. We should give the keys to nutcases.

In the 80's people really shit on Reagan. He was insane, was gonna get us all killed...something needed to be done. When Hinkley capped him, where was all the soul searching about the tone of political discourse? I'm not saying there was none because Reagan was a right winger and the press was Left. I think the problem is bigger than that. First off, I think we've become a nation of whining little bitches. Second, I don't think anyone has enough faith in their own beliefs to defend those beliefs on their own merit. Something like this happens, rather than worrying for the victims it has to be used as a hammer to further an agenda. That's just fucked up, people.

Styla, you're a fucking idiot. Our society is no better than another? Take a gander to the south of us. I'm not sure about where you live, but it's not a common occurance in my neck o' the woods to wake up every morning reading about how many beheaded bodys were found on the highway just down the road from my house. Maybe your definition of "better" and mine are different.

Lou, if taxpayers have to pay for Mrs. Giffords' drool cup, I'm pretty OK with that. She is employed by us. She got hurt on the job, working for us. Whether you or I agree with her politics, she's a fucking human being.

Also, Lou, I like you. We've PM'd back and forth a few times, and I like the cut of your jib. I imagine in this post I'm coming off as pretty pissed off, because I am. But I consider us friends, or as friendly as one can get with an almost total stranger. If I've crossed the line here with you, I apologize.