Politicians Can't Pass Actual Laws To Stop Gun Violence, So They Tweet Prayerfully

 

WASHINGTON -- To promote the general welfare, members of Congress have the power to craft laws, pass them and send them to the president for his or her signature.
In the wake of instances of gun massacres, however, politicians reliably and reflexively reach for the most casual response possible: condolences of 140 characters or less to nobody in particular. Why even bother?
The mass shooting at a community college in Oregon gave us this same rote reaction.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) offers prayers:
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) gives victims his prayers and his thoughts: