Irresponsible Rhetoric Can Lead to Tragic Results

This is an outrage. Congressman DeLay and Senator Cornyn’s statements, if made by an ordinary citizen, would rightly occasion inquiry and a visit from the FBI. It is unbelievable that members of the United States Congress, including the House Majority Leader, would say such things. These statements are particularly despicable coming in the wake of the murders of Judge Lefkow’s husband and mother in Chicago, the murders of Judge Barnes and three others in Atlanta, and the arrests of various people who have threatened, or put bounties on the heads of, Judge Greer and/or Michael Schiavo. DeLay’s and Cornyn’s statements are further confirmation that the Republican Party has become a tool of the most dangerous elements of the Religious Right.