I should have something to say about this awful business in Arizona, but I don't have a lot to add. The shooter, this Loughner person, is obviously very disturbed. Because the shooting took place at a political/government event and the victims include government officials, we are prone to thinking the motive would be political, but I think he's just a psycho who may have fixated on Rep. Giffords and decided to harm her dramatic fashion.
It's not that I don't think we should examine this crime and learn from it, but I think the tendency to think the learning will be impactful politically is misplaced. He's crazy, just as John Hinckley is crazy. Anyway, that's my thinking.
I agree Michelle. The 24-hour news cycle will strive to make sense of this, but the tragedy in AZ is really the epitome of senseless violence.
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