Mark Giffords calls out our craven, beholden political class for failing to address gun control.

Gabrielle Giffords’ husband to shooter: Political class “afraid to do something as simple as have a meaningful debate about our gun laws.” | The Political Carnival

The key thing here is that we need to have an open, honest debate and it's just not happening. Meanwhile ...

Gun nuts are terrified Obama is going to take away their guns. But gun nuts are ignorant cowards who have failed to notice that Obama hasn't done anything except make it easier to bring guns into national parks. I don't understand the masterful politicking our president is doing here. Who exactly is he afraid of turning against him that isn't already against him? I assume he's gained some political capital by coddling the nutters, but it's not apparent he's spent that capital? If he hasn't used his wishy-washy positioning on gun control for some political gain, WTF is he doing?

Sarah Palin brands media's attacks over Arizona shooting as 'blood libel' (She's a real wordsmith, that one.)

Sarah Palin brands media's attacks over Arizona shooting as 'blood libel' | World news | guardian.co.uk:

Sarah Palin today accused her opponents of manufacturing a 'blood libel' by suggesting her rhetoric and campaign tactics had anything to do with the Arizona shootings.

The poor, put-upon conservative. How else to convey the extent of their victimization at the hands of the cruel, cruel press that really never, ever coddles them or parrots their lies and distortions without calling them out when their nonsense is shown for what it is? It's as hard to be a conservative these days as it was to be Jewish prior to the Second Vatican Council!

I thought it would take a while to top O'Donnell having to deny she was a witch, but apparently Palin felt the need to deny she kills Christian children for their blood.

NC Rep. Foxx says Loughner is a Communist

Foxx says Ariz. shooter is a Communist | newsobserver.com projects:

NC Super Genius! Virginia Foxx.

'This guy appears to be a communist,' the Banner Elk Republican said in an interview with the Winston-Salem Journal. 'His beliefs are the liberal of the liberals. There is no evidence whatsoever that this man was influenced by Sarah Palin or anybody in the Republican Party. This man is not a conservative; he's a fan of communism — that's the opposite of conservatism.'

Intern who saved Rep. Giffords’ life is openly gay

Person who saved Rep. Giffords’ life is openly gay | Raw Story:

The person credited with saving the life of a US congresswoman who was shot at point-blank range Saturday morning is openly gay, according to a published interview.

“She’s been a great ally to the LGBT community,” Daniel Hernandez Jr., a 20-year-old college student intern, told the Dallas Voice Sunday.

Feels funny that this was a headline. He also appears to be openly Latino!  Openly Democrat!  Openly just a human being like the rest of us, but one who showed extraordinary courage in a crisis!