I revile Obama, but i have to defend him here.
It was entirely appropriate that he be there. A member of Congress was shot at a political event. This an event of national scope. He IS the President.
If others chose to treat it like a pep rally, that is not on him. did he say the correct things, the things that the PRESIDENT should say? Yes. Was it to his political advantage to do so? Yes. Do I have a problem with him benefiting from doing his job properly? No. I WANT him to act like the President, dangit!
It was hypocritical of him, given his past statements. It was the perfect setting for him, since he loves to take the position that he is above the fray. Fortunately for him, it was the right thing for him to do at the same time.
He had to do it anyway. The assassin is a Leftist. He is a Democrat who is a fan of Obama… and Marx. If the Left were to continue in their usual vein, they would get clobbered by this basic fact. They have to stop talking about it, or lose. Honestly, I think the Right ought to dig into this guy’s past, and link the similarities to all the other recent whacko gunmen. After all, Karl Marx seems to be a common thread, since it appeals to whackos.
Oh, and for all the folks who are English-challenged, this was not a tragedy. It was an atrocity. Learn the danged difference already.
