I do not condone this act of aggression in any way whatsoever, and I hope that I do not appear crass for changing the basic thread topic, but the first thought that entered my mind when I became aware of the shooting was:
What in the hell are these Congressmen doing on a baseball field at 10:00 a.m. on a weekday-workday while most normal males are at work earning a living and paying Federal Income Taxes? Is there no congressional business to be conducted? How about healthcare reform? How about the budget deficit? How about tax reform? The hottest item for congressmen is to practice (during normal working hours for we commoners) for a challenge baseball game? This is supposed to be some type of charity exhibition game? I have a suggestion: practice on your own time after normal work hours. Then you can honestly call it a charitable effort on your behalf.
I thought the same thing. I’m disturbed about this evil act but did they think we wouldn’t see the ludicrous game on our dime?
Senators and Congressmen don’t work 9-5. Sometimes they’re in session all night, sometimes they’re on extended trips through their constituency, sometimes they have long office hours.
From the point of view of wages, they’re basically salaried employees; we’re not paying them to be there only 8 hours a day, but to be available all the time.
Of course, there are some who never show up, or do so only rarely (I think one Barry Obama was famous for that), and their constituencies should be out there demanding audits and then a recall election...
Geez. The shooting was at 7:09 am.