An evil man arrived at a baseball field this morning where Republican lawmakers were practicing for tomorrow night’s congressional baseball game and started shooting. With a rifle and at least 50 bullets, the gunman hit several players including Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise.
But before the condition of those wounded was known, too many began moralizing. Even as GOP staffers were being rushed to the hospital, some on the left blamed guns and others on the right blamed the media for the attack. That was wrong.
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