‎"We must reject the idea that every time a law is broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It's time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions." ~~ Ronald Reagan

 

This may seem like an interesting place to begin a blog but I happen to think this is a wonderful quote and needs to be repeated over and over again by ALL Americans until it sinks in. I am not your babysitter nor am I the reason you do what you do. You and I have free will. We choose what we are going to do each day from the time we get out of bed. So stop blaming others, or society because you have a screw loose. It is NOT my fault. It is NOT the fault of the government. It is NOT the fault of someone you saw on TV. If you have screwed something up, screwed someone over, broken the law, or in any other way proven yourself to be a worthless piece of crap and you want to know who is to blame....look in the damn mirror!

 

I have listened for the last several days to the talking heads, "experts", and politicos ramble on about the tragedy in Arizona being the fault of Sarah Palin and the Tea Party. Are you kidding me? This suspect (I would say alleged shooter but when you are seen by multiple witnesses killing people, 2 of whom tackled you and took your gun, then there is nothing alleged about you) has had issues for some time. The news and Internet is coming out every day with new information on him, most recently showing a history of mental and anger issues as far back as 2009. So he has issues, he is defiant, he is argumentative and has been kicked out of college for all of these reasons. The college even said it was, "for the safety of the students and staff", and yet this rampage was the fault of the Tea Party? Seriously? Did you people roll out of bed this morning and have a big bowl of crack crispies? This man would have been pulling the trigger on people no matter who said what, period. And I have no doubt that, if allowed back into society, he will do it again. I know that sounds cynical but tough. I have 7 years military service and 29 years in law enforcement and have earned the right to be cynical.

 

My outlook it that the Tea Party no more caused this man's shooting spree anymore than golf made Tiger Woods cheat on his wife. And if guns kill people, then pencils misspell words, cars drive drunk, and spoons made Oprah fat! Remember: hold the person accountable for their actions, not the means they chose to utilize. The responsibility lies with one man and we should always remember that.