Glenn Reynolds: "To be clear, if you're using this event to criticize the "rhetoric" of Mrs. Palin or others with whom you disagree, then you're either: (a) asserting a connection between the "rhetoric" and the shooting, which based on evidence to date would be what we call a vicious lie; or (b) you're not, in which case you're just seizing on a tragedy to try to score unrelated political points, which is contemptible. Which is it?"

Fortunately, my far left friend* has taken the high road on this and is treating it as it should be treated: as a human tragedy. Would that they all acted this way.

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*If you're wondering who that is, it's not you.