Our news screens were erupting with breaking news of yet another mass shooting. But this time the news that began with a barrage of bullets also became something special — a tale of battlefield heroics on the homefront of a nightspot in Colorado Springs.
A brave military veteran, Richard Fierro, had rushed toward the first flashes of light as he had been trained to do. He smashed the gunman to the ground and pummeled. Mercifully and miraculously, a horrific fatality count of five innocent souls never became 50.
A day later we saw yet another godawful newsbreak. This one should have sent scores of famous-name Republican veterans of America’s political wars rushing instinctively and instantly toward the news flash. Yet it didn't. But it may not be too late for scores of Republicans to once again show they can be a Grand Old Party. After all, we know that sometimes it takes a while before words of political incitement trigger warped individuals to commit horrific acts. We still shudder at the tragic attack following the repeated political incitement slogan of “Fire Pelosi!”
