What a Friggin' Week.

Talk about an awful week, this week saw the massacre of 33 people at Virginia Tech. A 23 year old man, who has lived in this country for 14 years, legally purchased two handguns and enough ammunition for a siege. He killed two people in one dorm and then two hours later went into a classroom where he killed 31 more. Some people argue that to combat gun violence we need more people with guns. Some are blaming the victims for not "bum rushing" the crazed murderer. The people responsible for this, the person who deserves All the blame is the killer, the shooter. As for arming everyone, do you really think that this guy is the only crazy person out there? I would be willing to bet that there was a lot more gun violence in the wild west than there is in Our current, more regulated society. I know, guns don't kill people by themselves, but they sure make it a hell of a lot easier. Handguns are not used for hunting. Glock 9mm's are not rare enough to be a collectible. I see no reason for their sale to any member of the public. Unless, of course, you are a member of "A well regulated Militia". The failure-in-chief went to Virginia Tech the day after the massacre. Maybe he learned something from the Katrina aftermath after all. Who knows, he may even attend a military funeral soon.

At least 171 people died in four bombings in Baghdad on Wednesday. One week after al qaeda bombed Algerians and claimed responsibility for bombing the Iraqi Parliament deep inside the "green zone" (video). There was also the bombing of a major Baghdad bridge over the Tigris. Bombings like these may be the reason for recent calls for a "timetable" for the Iraqi armed forces to take over by the end of 2007coming from THE IRAQI PRIME MINISTER (not to mention a list of Democrats). The resignation of muqtada al sadr (the name saddam's executioners were chanting) loyalists from the Iraqi parliament might be another reason for it. It probably wasn't the Pope saying that there's "nothing positive coming out of Iraq" or the Red Cross's report that the situation in Iraq is "ever worsening". To be fair, there have been some achievements made in Iraq (Warning: link to a sarcastic article)

Back to this Country, and more specifically the Great State of New Jersey, Governor Corzine's condition remains stable after he broke 6 ribs on each side, a collarbone, a femur, and his sternum in a car accident on the Garden State Parkway. Turns out the trooper may have been doing 91 MPH before the accident. My question is: "What was he doing in the front seat?". State Senate President Richard Codey is the acting Governor. This is his second stint as Acting Governor. Perhaps someone's trying to tell him something. His first week was certainly "flooded" with activity.

I leave you with a Great interview from the Progressive. Lewis Black rules!

Oh yeah, and 10 out of 15 countries the US can not be trusted to act responsibly and it takes two US dollars to make an English pound.

Update:
Just a couple of quick comments
1. Firearm injuries are one of the top ten causes of death in the U.S.
2. 29,569 deaths in 2004
3. A total of 233 people died in Iraq on Wednesday.

Possible photoshop/caption contest:
The funniest pictures of bush.