[Hoot Gibson]

Hoot: you missed my point: wasn't saying Loughner's actions can be laid at Palin's feet...was saying that the level of incivility in this past election cycle (maybe particularly in Arizona) created a climate where folk like Loughner can go over the edge.

Responsibility for Loughner's actions can only be laid at his own feet. Have you noticed how quickly liberals rush to brand disturbed individuals like Loughner as right wingers, even in the absence of any evidence? And how liberal Democrats and moderate Republicans, for different reasons, rush to push legislation through after tragedies such as this one while emotions are high and rationality among politicians scarce?

If stricter gun control and further restrictions on our First Amendment rights are sound ideas, then liberals and RHINOS need to make a logical case for those actions. And what liberal Democrats are attempting to do to Sarah Palin is one of the most cowardly political hatchet jobs that I have ever witnessed.