Too bad for the whacko in Tucson who shot the Congresscritter ... the Republicans are back in charge. It was Ronald Reagan and the GOP who slashed mental health care, many years ago, putting thousands of mentally ill people out on the street. If people who actually respected people who aren't just like them still had political power, maybe federal funds could help help people like Gun Boy. As is, tough luck.

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So the Democrats have one less vote in the U.S. House. If The Hammer were still in charge, I'd have no doubts about how the Tucson Wacko got the idea to kill a Demo. And the gun.

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Note to the ASPCA and the singer who fronts the TV ads: You want people to adopt cats and dogs? Don't try to guilt them into it. Nobody wants a sad puppy. An animal taken in through guilt won't have a good home.

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