As many are no doubt aware, a man (I won’t dignify him by listing him by name) with a left-wing bent decided to shoot at the Republican members of Congress practicing for the annual Democratic vs. Republican baseball game.
It was a horrific act, and the fact that it appears this individual was targeting Republicans makes it all the more frightening.
Now most people view this act as what it was: The actions of a clearly disturbed individual.
Yet it didn’t stop some from demonizing the “left wing tone”, as if that was to blame for what happened yesterday.
I don’t want to get on a high horse here, but come on.
You have to have a really short term memory to forget the various things a certain now President of the United States said on the campaign trail…
While there certainly have been examples of nasty left wing statements in the recent past, I don’t recall any prominent left wing candidate or politician make a statement quite like this one.
On the plus side, there has been talk by others both on the left and right of the need to reach out across the aisle and work together.
In that respect I hope this lone maniac’s actions -vile as they were- may bring, in the long run, something more positive in our politics and our politicians.