Is Sarah Palin Responsible for the Arizona Shooting?

That’s the question being bandied about. Is it possible that Palin bears responsibility for the Arizona shooting spree?

No…of course not.

Our society is slow to embrace the concept of personal responsibility. We want to pass the buck, look for scapegoats and, when all else fails, sue. No one forced the scumbag to shoot anyone, and he’s the one to be held accountable, not Sarah Palin. Otherwise we’re on a slippery slope. Do we blame J.D. Salinger for the death of John Lennon because the douche bag who shot him claimed he was motivated by Catcher in the Rye?

That said…

What else did she expect?

Stranger than Fiction

digresssmlOriginally published August 12, 1994, in Comics Buyer’s Guide #1082

The problem with being a fiction writer is that it’s so dámņëd difficult to keep up with the real world.

The way in which the events in the news develop have a staggeringly high factor of “Huh?” So much so that one wonders if one can ever top reality with mere fantasy.

What’s it like out there?