Just one statement about this awful situation in Arizona

As the information filters in and folks are arguing, this is what I think - those who have power and influence via public office or the media must be careful as to what they say and those whose job is to educate as journalists must take it upon themselves to do their damn jobs rather than pursue a line of attack. You never know how your words may affect someone.

I don't care what is said. No one will be able to convince me that the madness we bore witness to today is not associated with all of the nonsensical and unnecessary rhetoric we had to deal with in 2010.

If words like "death panels" and portents of doom about the "end of America" are thrown around needlessly, then what the hell does anyone think all of it would lead to? If you scare people by making them think that their very livelihoods are in danger by who is elected to public office, why is it so impossible to realize that one loony loner will take you seriously?

Because it only takes one.

C.S. Lewis said it best - "This is the warning."

The question is what are we going to do to heed the warning?