Well it's been a few weeks since a Congresswoman was shot by a mentally ill man in Tucson, Arizona and this incident has sadly shown us just how low American politics and those on the left will go to exploit a tragedy. Just days and hours after the shooting people started pointing fingers and stating that it was the constant political rhetoric that either caused, or at least contributed to this incident. To date there has been no link or evidence that this toad of a man ever read or was prone to follow any political ideologue. The biggest thing that has come out about the man is the fact that he was prone to paranoia about his surroundings, had something of a persecution complex while at Pima community college, and that often his ramblings had no coherent point or reasoning to it. To state it simply, the man is insane and trying to find rationale in the actions of a insane man is a fools errand at best, and a creeps errand at worst.
Still, the lemmings on the left have run with this idea that somehow talk radio and the right are responsible in some way for tilting this man towards shooting Giffords. They have called Rush and Hannity to complain, and Sarah Palin's negativity rating has hit an all time high. Never mind the fact that President zero called the GOP "hostage takers" in December after a tax bill "compromise" was reached. Never mind a democratically controlled Congress ramming through healthcare against the wishes of the American people. Never mind Keith Olberman's lashing out at Scott Brown as a "racist, sexist, supporter of violence against women" after his Senate victory in Mass. Never mind Rev. Wright, never mind all the polarizing things that the left does and embraces, no, it's really the GOP that is at fault here. If only we were "more respectful" in our views. If only we didn't go raise our voices to let others know we disagree, heck if only we weren't here at all and this was a one party rule country than maybe, just maybe, the actions of madmen with guns would never happen. That is the logic of the left, which would be funny if so many useful idiots didn't believe it.
In some ways though, this need to find a reason should be expected as a natural first reaction. A tragedy in which so many people died people need to find a reason why this happened. They need a moment they can point to and say "if only." To admit the simple truth that a man could do this and it's not for any sound reason is to admit to a vulnerability that people are uncomfortable living with. So as a first reaction it is natural to look for blame, everyone will do it. To still do it now that so much is known about the shooter though, is evidence of the left and those in the media being willfully ignorant in many ways and exploitative of it in others.
Folks, don't be intimidated and don't sit down. I'm happy today to see that the House passed the repeal of Obamacare and that it will now move on to the Senate for a healthy debate. I'm even happier to see that Keith Olberman has been fired from his primetime slot with MSNBC. This man was a toxic as they come and his removal can only mean good things for political discourse, IMHO. Things will get better and they will get their sooner if the new Congress keeps it's focus.
-Zach
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