10/2/17: Saturday night, in Las Vegas, an American citizen, heavily armed with a dozen guns and thousands of rounds of ammo, opens fire on a crowd attending an outdoor concert. When the shooting stops, he has killed 58 and injured 500+.
It falls on Trump to give a brief speech. He and the First
Lady offer “thoughts and prayers.”
Reporters ask Trump if he plans to take any substantive
action. “We’ll see,” he smirks. What he really means is, I have no damn clue.
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10/3/17: In the wake of the Las Vegas bloodbath, leaders of the GOP do their best to obscure the fact they offer nothing in the way of legislative mitigation. Asked what must be done, Sen. McConnell replies: “I think it’s premature to be discussing legislative solutions, if there are any.”
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“I think it’s premature to be discussing legislative solutions, if there are any.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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It was premature after the slaughter at Sandy Hook. It was premature after the theater tragedy in Aurora, Colorado. It was premature after the Pulse Night Club massacre. It has been premature too many times to count.
Speaker Ryan is equally baffled by the question. He probably wants to check with N.R.A. President Wayne LaPierre first. Ryan does tell reporters a bill to make it easier for every man, woman, child, and psychopath to buy silencers is no longer up for a vote. This bill – boosted by lobbyists from the gun industry – and touted by Don Jr. as a health issue (good for our ears) – is now dead.
Word choice intentional.
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