She just couldn’t help but bash Bush and call for gun regulation at the end, could she? But other then that, it’s an excellent article.
I agree she was pretty hypocritical there (the emotions she feels are more important than the emotions others feel) but she does make some excellent points.
It probably would not have been published by the LA Times unless it had some derogatory reference to Bush.
In fact, it would not surprise me at all if that little jab wasn't added by the editors after submission.