The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

In light of the horrific shooting at a Congressional Republican baseball practice this past week, while many GOPers stayed respectful to their colleagues on the other side of the aisle, some were uncoy to speak out about shooter James Hodgkinson's anti-Republican Party leanings. These individuals went as far as to blame liberals' hateful rhetoric, the recent New York City rendition of Julius Caesar , and yes, I even read at least one report of a Republican Congressman partially blaming former President Barack Obama. If that weren't enough, a far right-wing pastor called for a liberal/Democratic-purge. Look, no matter what this man's political affiliation was (or religious affiliation for that matter), there's absolutely no excuse for what he did. In saying that, however, as I've said numerous times before, one person does not make a group, and therefore no group should be seen as represented by one person. James Hodgkinson may have been a self-described liberal,...

Why does "abortion" trump all other issues for many such voters it seems (along with gay marriage for some)? Are there not other issues to which we could cherry pick, regardless of the candidate or which party he or she belonged to, which we could deem as not "Christian"? What's more "Christian"? Wanting to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with attempting to work things out diplomatically with Iran or to not want to end those before-mentioned wars and seeming to be a bit more eager in adding another with regard to Iran? What's more "Christian"? Wanting each and every person, regardless of age, gender, race, orientation, creed, etc. to have an equal opportunity when it comes to education, employment and making something of themselves in this country or to place the middle- and lower-classes of Americans at the bottom of the priority ladder and the wealthiest at the very top, claiming that their wealth will trickle down to t...