But we suppose a handy guide for finding the line that divides the Glenn Becks of the world from the rest of us is whether you reacted with dread at the idea that it may have been related, however murkily, to Islamism, or if you were filled with smug delight.
First off, I don't think anybody was "filled with smug delight" and Glenn Beck, as far as I know, hasn't even commented on it yet.
And second, whenever one of the Christian fundamentalists goes off the deep end and starts murdering in the name of Jesus, I'm pretty sure I've seen more than enough "smug delight" to last a lifetime. Heck, while the shooter was still anonymous, there was a plethora of left-wing bloggers smugly delighting in the hope it was "right-wing violence" Some of them found it quite simple just to blame President Bush.
Can humanity ever get past this "I hope they did it, because it proves I am right!" mentality?
And is there anything lower than trying to score political credibility while standing on the bodies of dead soldiers?
