If President Obama has any leadership qualities at all, he'd put a stop to the narrative currently running rampant that Tea Partiers, Sarah Palin and meaningless rhetoric caused Jared Lee Loughner to go on a rampage last Saturday. He might even come out with a statement something like this:
We were all shocked, horrified and deeply saddened by the events in Tucson over the weekend. In addition to the loss of six innocent lives, the life and future of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords hangs in the balance. We, as a nation, grieve for the lives lost last Saturday and offer our prayers for their families.An attack on a member of Congress and a Federal judge is an attack on us all. It threatens the public's right to full and open access to their elected representatives, which is the lifeblood of our system of government. But just as damaging to our nation are those who would use such a tragedy to further their political ends and to silence the voices of their political opponents. That is not what we as Americans are all about and these actions only serve to divide us further.We cannot know what drives a disturbed mind to such atrocities, but we can keep them from doing us further harm.
But Obama is first and foremost a politician and as long as the libel coming from the left serves his political purposes, he'll let it fester.
I'm not holding my breath.
Update: A version of this post was published in today's (1-11-2011) Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star editorial letters column.
1 comment:
Of course Obama will never make a statement like that. Obama has used much of the same anti-Right rhetoric himself.
If he condemns it, then he has no talking points left.
Granted, it would be nice if our Commander in Chief would stand up against the hate, but as you said, he is a politician, and this serves his purposes.
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