Tuscon Shooting

Yesterday, Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was seriously injured in a crazed shooting at a during a public meeting with her constituents.  So far six people have died thanks to the attack, include a Federal Judge and a nine-year-old girl who was visiting Giffords to ask for advise upon being elected to her school's Student Council.  Aside from Giffords herself, who is expected to survive, eleven others have been injured.  So far we don't know the motives of the shooter or shooters.  The rambling Internet writings of the shooter can be seen here, though I rather doubt you'll discover any kind of serious political statement inside the schizophrenic metaphors.  I think its obvious to everybody that this is a major national tragedy, whether or not a Congresswoman was involved or not.

Honestly that's all I have to say.  The people on the news networks are debating whether this is because of partisan politics, whether Congressmen need better security, whether we need tighter gun control, whether Sarah Palin and the Tea Party's militant rhetoric deserves some blame, and on and on.  I have no conclusions at all to draw about this.  What conclusions are you supposed to draw?  Six people are dead, I don't think there are any answers at all to be found in that.  I don't think we need to reform society because of one act, because we don't even know why Giffords was attacked at all, beyond pure lunacy itself.

So I all I have to say is this:  say a prayer for our Congresswoman, say a prayer for the dead and wounded, and say a prayer for the shooter, in hope that he too can find peace.  As should be pretty evident, this is a sad day for America and a sad day for our democracy.