On one hand two young men set out to kill and maim a mass of human beings, the sort of dehumanized acts that have been recorded in even greater numbers throughout history. On the other hand, as the investigation progressed with an army of law enforcement people risking their lives, it reflected the strength - and wisdom - of a nation with the profound ability to get it right.
A somber President Obama provided the defiant narrative when he said that we would finish the race.
Not everyone will be pleased, particularly those whose anti-government fervor will never be staunched. Unimportant small minds that wanted to convert bloodshed into their own off-humor; senators who voted against the background checks supported by law enforcement agencies across the land. Some of these officers were on the streets of Watertown for several nights trying to insure public safety.
Then, too, there were the politicians with their own personal elitest goals, who immediately exploited the event to demonstrate the perils of immigration reforms. No thanks to you in the post-Marathon benedictions, Sen. Grassley, as you and some of your colleagues look for a new ideological cave for your thoughts.
On the other hand we salute Adolphus Busch IV, the giant-distillery man who resigned from the NRA board with a verbal firearm to the NRA:
"I am simply unable to comprehend how assault weapons and large capacity magazines have a role in your vision," he said. "The NRA I see today has undermined the values upon which it was established. Your current strategic focus places priority on the needs of gun and ammunition manufacturers, while disregarding the opinion of your 4 million individual members."As for another heinous clue to the worst of times there was Arkansas State Rep. Nate Bell, a Republican, who tweeted: "I wonder how many Boston liberals spent the night cowering in their homes wishing they had a AR-15 with a hi-capacity magazine."
Cowering? As in some of the NRA-bleached folks on Capitol Hill, Nate?
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