Today is the official end of the primary season with the Washington, D.C. contest, and the nation is hardly in the mood for politics. Our hearts have been broken by the tragedy in Orlando.
The presumptive nominees are already determined, and I expect a low turnout as we mourn the deaths of 49 innocents from another horrendous act of gun violence.
Later today, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will meet privately in Washington, D.C., to discuss their future collaboration.
Yesterday, both she and Donald Trump addressed the nation in response to the country's worst shooting attack in our history.
Hillary looked and sounded presidential. She had words of comfort. She struck exactly the right tone for the moment, and she showed she can handle crisis.
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| At least one of the presumptive nominees knows what to do when the country's heart is breaking. |
He knowingly and wrongly claimed the Orlando shooter was an Afghan, when the entire nation already knew he was an American born in New York.
Trump claimed to be a better friend to the gay community than Hillary and the Democrats, which is beyond laughable.
Trump showed us how he'd handle such a moment as president, and it was disturbing.
He later repeated to FOX News a tired old wingnut coded claim that President Obama is a secret Muslim. This is wrong on so many levels, not the least of which is its backhanded slur of Islam.
We now know it's okay for Nubbs to insult the Islamic faith, Native Americans (using Pocahontas as a pejorative), African Americans, the handicapped, and women with no repercussions. Where does it end?
I really don't know how the Republican party can hang with this kind of loose cannon much longer. I, for one, will never respect Paul Ryan again.
As I write this, Ryan is trying to quash a Democratic move in the House to vote on an assault weapons ban . I guess old Paul is also compromised by the NRA.
I say we give it a rest for today and just think about how we can love each other a little more.
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