Yours are the first partisan words I've read. Congrats, Robot.

"They really need to realize that the rhetoric and firing people up, and, you know, even things for example, we're on Sarah Palin's targeted list, but the thing is, that the way that she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gunsight over our district. when people do that, you gotta realize there's consequences to that action."

- Gabriele Giffords

The language of the right and conservatives wrapped in the glory of the flag and the constitution falls upon a those in their group with uneven but forewarned impact. The words of the patriotic conservative is turgid and inflammatory by choice and well documented. They call to arms. They invoke the second amendment and they are not ashamed. In their magnificent desire to save this nation, by fire if necessary. They will burn the village in order to save it. Don't retreat ...reload. Traitors and Tyrants are in our midst. The tree of liberty must be watered with the blood etc, etc.

Colonel, they don't miss a chance. If they can set the narrative, it doesn't matter who get hurt.

I'm not sure if the Republican party ever had any moral fiber, but they certainly haven't in my lifetime. It's one thing to be fiscally conservative, anti-tax, pro-military, etc. But to join hands with a band of crackpots like the Tea Party and Christians is a hypocrisy that brings down the whole house. You can believe what you want about whether the hate mongering of your most public voices had a role in Giffords' assassination. But you can't deny that hate is tearing our country apart.

The left is the left; they hate our country and it's founding principles. They whine and groan about the U.S. Constitution being read. So it is 100% guaranteed they will try to blame 'true all-American, I-love-this-country-citizens' such as us for the evil act of a person who chose to be evil.
I admire Rep. Giffords for having these open and public meetings. Our elected officials need to do this more. Unfortunately because of this horrid act, people are less likely to be involved with such meetings. I'm keeping all of these Americans in my prayers. My heart especially goes out to a 9 year old child whose laughter is no more. God comfort her family, for her soul has returned to Him forever.

I had a friend who just posted its Palin's fault. So ready to blame rather than seeing just how sick this is. The shooting in Tuscon is certainly a human tragedy. What's even sadder is that no significant facts have been released regarding a motive for the shooting yet throughout the internet you already have people assuming this is a political catalyst for civil war. Let's hear facts first before pointing fingers.

Shooter does not seem to fit a political profile, but Sarah Palin's utterly deranged and tasteless crosshairs ad imagery has come true. That kind of violent imagery has no place in our discourse. What she has to say is of less than zero significance, unless it's an apology.

@Sunnyside...I actually learned of this story on facebook. And it was my liberal friends throwing around words like "Tea Bagger" and blaming Palin. There's no shortage of partisan acrimony from either side, even on this horror.

(Yes, my experience is not remotely representative of anything except my own experience.)