my congresswoman was shot today

[badgercat]

More coverage of last night's bike vigil, including photos, and the video I posted last night: http://tucsonvelo.com/news/sights-an...g-victims/5372

As someone who lives in Tucson, I can say that us average folks aren't overanalyzing the situation re: whether rhetoric did or didn't contribute, etc. The guy had real problems, and as Jon Stewart said in the monologue that's been referenced in the last few posts, you can't always outsmart crazy. We're looking for ways to heal and move on. And so far, two posts I've made about just that (about visiting the memorial at her office the other day, and the bike vigil last night) have been all but ignored because folks are wrapped up in the discussion on politics (or are discussing how they weren't actually arguing about politics, or whatever). Just sayin'... let's try to move on and look at the good things that are happening here now.

[PamNY]

And so far, two posts I've made about just that (about visiting the memorial at her office the other day, and the bike vigil last night) have been all but ignored because folks are wrapped up in the discussion on politics (or are discussing how they weren't actually arguing about politics, or whatever). Just sayin'... let's try to move on and look at the good things that are happening here now.

The photos are very moving, and I have paid careful attention to your posts, even though I didn't respond. I do appreciate having some knowledge of what's going on locally.

I'm glad to hear that positive and visible things are happening in your area. The smallest things helped me so much after 9/11; the Red Cross put children's drawing on the barricades near my building. I wish I knew the child who wrote "I wish this didn't happen." He or she pretty much summed it up.