Consequences Have Actions

Though the motives are unknown as of this writing, one hopes today's deadly shooting in Arizona will shock the more sensible elements of the Republican party into realizing that their increasingly pervasive rhetoric about "Second Amendment remedies" and reloading rather than retreating does not belong in our public discourse. At the very least, I hope they're calculating enough to balance the equation that tells us that such talk does not become a party that hopes to be viewed as a credible part of our government, let alone aspires to be in charge of the government. Sadly, even if a political motive is confirmed, I suspect they will attempt to refute any connection between aggressive rhetoric and aggressive action. And while part of me wants to be grateful for anything the Republican party does that isolates them even further from the mainstream of sensible Americans, I hate the idea that it takes the loss of life to do it.