Everyone in Washington better get out of the way of the stampede of Republicans as they try and back up from their tough-talk tea party rhetoric they were all spewing of late.
And all because some nut job decided to follow the advice of our political leaders and apply some "second amendment remedy" to the Democratic representative, Gabrielle Giffords and others in Arizona.
We haven't heard from Sharon Angle yet as to whether she approves of the shooter's initiative in the matter.
"Don't Retreat, Reload" Sarah Palin has already, through a spokesperson, started the not so difficult task of rewriting history in an effort to distance herself from the fray. That map on her web site which showed crosshairs over Giffords district has already been taken down, and the spokesperson has said that they were actually "surveyor marks," apparently forgetting that Sara had previously referred to the persons targeted as "bulls' eyes."
Giffords herself talked about this in a March, 2010 interview, saying that "We're on Sarah Palin's targeted list, but the thing is that the way she has it is depicted has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district. When people do that, they've got to realize there's consequences to that action."
Or maybe not.
The Republican candidate for New York governor angrily threatened to "take someone out" during the campaign.
And let's not forget those tea party t-shirts with that catchy phrase about the tree of liberty must periodically be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.
Texas governor Rick Perry, who claims to have gallantly shot an unarmed coyote last year talked of secession from the U.S., and we all know how that turned out the last time. (oops, we don't-in the revisionist history book it turns out it WAS NOT, repeat WAS NOT about slavery, rather it was all about states' rights, a recurring tea party theme).
I'll bet Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh are glad it happened over the weekend so that their research teams can find out if the shooter ever checked out a Michael Moore movie thereby proving that Jared Loughner is a secret Librul and relieving them of any responsibility for their daily hate speech.
The Republican party loved stoking the fire of the tea baggers during the last election and it appears that a few of the Tea Party Army are awaiting further marching orders.
And while its usually the Democrats who cower at every turn, it is refreshing to see the 'Pubs squirming while trying to explain what they were, and weren't talking about last year.
Any ideas, Mama Grizzly?
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