The Arizona Shooting

Everything I read about the Arizona shooting makes my heart drop just a bit more. Is this possibly the end game, what does us all in? I do believe that several people exist that feel another revolution is or will be necessary to ensure our American rights. These people feel that the rest of us simply don't get it but any consequence is worth reverting to the America unknown since 1950. They feel they are overtaxed, the government has grown too large and not enough people work hard to achieve the "American dream."

A nine year old girl was killed, gone forever. Her parents will never be able to restrict her from dating, revoke her cell phone privileges, or have mini heart attacks when she gets behind the steering wheel for the first time. This was an act carried out by a madman, of that we can be certain. The issue arises though that public figures feel no responsibility for the roles they have chosen for themselves, everyone from Miley Cyrus smoking dope to Sarah Palin putting cross hairs on certain policy makers. These people are examples to someone and have to be aware that people exist that will take them seriously.

This is not a left right issue though, it is a human issue. I too have been guilty of feeling hatred toward someone of a different political party and laugh when they are nailed on different venues. We have become divisive. I feel strongly that we have different political parties to maintain a balance, but this must be carried out in a rational, respectable manner.

What does this have to do with a 9 year old girl? The child was collateral damage in the quest of a madman to end certain policies. Some of his rants sound familiar, things heard from the ultra left and tea-partiers both. He took the extremes from both sides and in his twisted brain used them to carry out actions that were life ending and altering.