An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
The Reaction SHOULD Be Grief
Instead, Washington is working hard to implement more restrictions on our freedom. And it’s not just the Democrats this time. Yes. The assassination attempt on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was horrible. The murder of six innocent human beings is reprehensible. However, this is NOT the time to be scoring political points, for EITHER PARTY! But that isn’t stopping the weasels who supposedly represent us in Congress to go all out. Just one example: Bernie Sanders – socialist – is fund raising on the graves of those slaughtered.
The Daily Caller has Washington’s top five most ridiculous reactions to the Arizona shooting. While all five are seriously over the top, #5 proves, at least to my mind, there is no common sense in Washington, D.C. mindset, coming from a G.W. Bush speechwriter, David Frum: Since the alleged Tucson gunman liked to smoke pot, the federal government should impose tougher drug laws
After horrific shootings, we hear calls for stricter regulation of guns. The Tucson shooting should remind us why we regulate marijuana.
Jared Lee Loughner, the man held as the Tucson shooter, has been described by those who know as a “pot smoking loner.”
Seriously? That’s what Frum got out of all this? Is that tongue in cheek, or is he serious. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think drugs should be legalized, however, I do believe that medical marijuana is a good idea. Ever had 7 day, throwing up, jackhammer migraine, that no prescription drug would end? And I’ll leave it at that!
Now, all these ‘proposals’ coming out of D.C. on the blood of the innocent are beyond comprehension, but that isn’t going to stop them. All the bubble wrap in the world isn’t going to stop an insane person from achieving his or her goals. We can look back and play the “what if” game, but that won’t change anything either. “What if” the police had put him on a 72 hour hold in a mental facility each time he had a run in? “What if” the parents had gotten him some much needed help? “What if”, instead of being let off with a slap on the hand, the kid had actually been convicted, at least once, for his ‘alleged’ previous crimes? Would THAT perhaps have prevented the murder of a 9 year old little girl, and 5 others? Maybe. Then again, maybe not.
The overreaction of Washington needs to stop.
