Honoring the Dead
Who died a year ago today in Tucson, in the mass shooting that nearly killed Representative Gabrielle Giffords?
A trial-level federal judge, John Roll, on the bench for twenty years. A lawyer who gave up the much higher salaries of the private sector for the rewards of sitting behind a bench doing justice every day.
A congressional staffer, Gabe Zimmerman. Not just any congressional staffer, but a director of public outreach. The guy whose job it was to meet with constituents, wrangle local issues, set up community events like the one he was attending yesterday morning.
A nine-year-old kid, Christina Taylor Green, just elected to her lets-pretend school council. A kid who jumped at
