It is very sad, and stuff happens. Nothing inaccurate about that.
But hey, if we only round everyone up who has ever told an inappropriate joke or who has ever been a social misfit or been on lunch detention, and if we put them in asylums at a great expense to taxpayers so that we can be absolutely one hundred percent sure that no one ever kills anyone else again.
I'm glad that there's at least one politician who has some honesty. Granted, he probably won't win any converts to his candidacy--democracy really is overrated, isn't it?--but on a Kantian level I appreciate his comments.
Except he's not being honest. What he really means is "Stuff happens because we politicians won't take on the NRA, and I certainly won't."
If he were being honest, he'd be a Libertarian.
If he were being honest, he'd say on abortion "Stuff happens, not government's job to prevent that."
But, he's anti abortion.
If he were being honest, he'd had said on Terri Shaivo "Stuff happens, people die. That's life. Or, I guess that's the end of life."
But, he involved himself in Terri Shaivo
IF he were being honest, he'd say on medical marijuana (if not marijuana in general "Stuff happens, if people want to smoke it, who am I to tell them what to do."
But, he's anti marijuana (and medical marijuana legalization"
No, it's only on guns when suddenly he's a libertarian.