after the tragedy in arizona, we saw all kinds of responses from all kinds of people. Personally, I think that's as it should be. we live in a country with the right of free speech, and anyone who doesn't care enough to weigh in on an issue might as well give up the right to vote. what I object to is taking an event like the shootings in Tucson, and attempting to spin them for a political agenda. I'm deliberately not using names, as i think that would just lead to bickering.
   innocent people lost their lives, and there are some who have attempted to gain from that event. political maneuvering, like free speech, is a part of our national identity. that's simply part of the way democracy functions.   let's just remember that there is a time for politics, and a time for simply grieving.