We should all be able to agree ... inappropriate reactions

We should all be able to agree that in the immediate wake of tragedy, before we know all the facts including who has been killed and by whom, all politicians should be expressing is sadness.  Certainly, we should be able to agree that it’s a little too early to start lying.  We should, but apparently we can’t.  Or at least Mitt Romney can’t.  Before the Ambassador’s death had even been reported Mitt was on the attack.  The US Embassy in Egypt had condemned those who would assault the religious beliefs of others.  How dare they!  Now this was an attempt to respond to Muslim indignation over a You Tube film.  It came before the attack on the Libyan consulate.  After the attacks on the Libyan Consulate and the Egyptian Embassy, the US Embassy in Egypt condemned these attacks, as did the Department of State.  That was not important to Mitt, because he could just pretend that the attacks had happened first.  He had to say something, I mean how dare US Representatives sound like they appreciated anyone else’s perspective!   America should erupt into righteous indignation anytime anyone is angry at us.  God help us if we start caring why folks are upset … or if we start waiting for the facts to react.  They’re all evil and we’re good, so we’ll shoot them.  It’s just easier to yell at folks then to be patient and understanding and aware of the greater context.  It’s easier, but it’s not the right thing to do.  And we should all be able to agree on that.