Commentary
President Biden:
Just minutes into President Biden’s May 24 remarks on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas; after mourning the loss of the beautiful, innocent children, and the comforting words for the families, it was if he threw his “angry” switch. We’re seeing it more frequently lately. Not just after killings, but when he’s confronted with uncomfortable topics, like inflation and gas prices.
“When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God’s name will we do what we all know in our gut needs to be done?” he exclaimed, while reminding us of past shootings.
He referred to “assault weapons” four times and “gun laws” twice, without mentioning the need for better mental health solutions.
Former President Obama:
In the wake of the Uvalde school shooting, former President Obama incredibly tied it to the death of George Floyd, tweeting @BarackObama: “As we grieve the children of Uvalde today, we should take time to recognize that two years have passed since the murder of George Floyd under the knee of a police officer. His killing stays with us all to this day, especially those who loved him.”
In Response to Obama:
“Those babies were truly innocent, he (Floyd) wasn’t,” said Barrington Martin II, a former congressional candidate in Georgia. “Let’s not put them in the same sentence of a man whose untimely death was used to unleash a summer’s worth of chaos in the name of faux social justice.”
“The families of more than 20 people (mostly children) killed yesterday do not deserve this disrespect,“ wrote Emanuel Rincon, editor-at-large of the Latino publication El American.
Former President Trump:
Appearing at the NRA convention in Houston Friday, former President Trump opened his remarks asking for a moment of silence and recognition of the tragedy he referred to as a “heinous massacre, horrible to see, watch and hear about.”
“Now is the time to find common ground,” he said. “Sadly, before the sun had even set on the horrible day of tragedy, we witnessed a now familiar parade of cynical politicians seeking to exploit the tears of sobbing families to increase their own power and take away our constitutional rights.”
He called for a top-to-bottom security overhaul at schools across our country, single points of entry, strong fencing and metal detectors, and armed officers and weapons-trained teachers.
“In 2022, we are going to vote for tough on crime, pro-Second Amendment candidates in record numbers,” Trump concluded.
In Response to Trump:
Politico’s Kelly Hooper, commenting on the former president’s pledge of “cracking down on violent crime like never before,” referred to it as a “militaristic policing approach.”
Sen. Amy Klobuchar:
“If 18-year-olds can’t buy alcohol they sure shouldn’t be able to buy an AK-47. CHANGE THE LAW,” tweeted Minnesota’s Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Some might suggest that if 18-year-olds aren’t mature enough to buy and own firearms, why are they considered mature enough to be entrusted to defend our country in the military service.
“Democrats are always telling us that younger people are mature enough for more responsibility,” noted Matt Margolis in PJ Media. He continued to comment about House Democrats who voted to lower the voting age to sixteen, how many Democrats believe minors should be able to obtain abortions without parental consent, and that four-year-olds should be able to make life-altering decisions about gender transitioning.
Sen. Ed Markey:
Massachusetts’ far-left fringe Sen. Ed Markey, who vacillates between the new green deal and Supreme Court packing as favored issues, used the Uvalde shooting to shockingly call the Court “illegitimate” while ridiculously referring to the last three conservative seats as “stolen,” a threat to any potential gun control legislation passed by Congress.
Tweeting @SenMarkey, he wrote: Congress has a moral responsibility to address gun control violence, but Republicans refuse to act,” while demanding “we abolish the filibuster and pass comprehensive gun safety legislation now.”
He was joined outside the Court by other Democrat Senators Blumenthal, Klobuchar and Padilla.
A Bipartisan solution?
I never agree with Laurie Roberts, the bleeding-heart liberal columnist of the Arizona Republic, but I do agree with the headline on her column, “After Uvalde, here’s what will change: Nothing.”
However, while she chose to chide Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s call for prayer at the NRA convention, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was asking Texas’ Sen. John Cornyn to begin discussions with Democrat Senators Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona to see if they can find a middle ground on legislation to respond to the Uvalde tragedy.
McConnell indicated he was interested in an outcome that is directly related to the problem experienced in Uvalde, rather than another divisive go around on gun control. That will be difficult with Sen. Chuck Schumer on the left.
And finally, ponder this: Nearly 43,000 people, about 118 each day, were killed on U.S. roads in 2021, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The highest number in 16 years. Let’s hope Congress doesn’t hear about this.
With about 160 days remaining until the midterm election, may God continue to bless the United States of America.
