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Why Won’t Congress Act on Treatment Before Tragedy?
From the Washington Post article, on the incident this week of shots fired near the Capital: Authorities identified the wounded suspect as Larry Russell Dawson, a minister from Tennessee. The 66-year-old Dawson previously was arrested in October in the District after he allegedly disrupted Congress by shouting that he was a “prophet of God.” Yet,…
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Gus Deeds, 60 Minutes, and the Why of It All
Did you see Senator Creigh Deeds on 60 Minutes last night? If you didn’t, stop reading and watch it, below, before you read on. Such a tragic story, and such a damning and pointed message at society: Gus was a great kid. He was a perfect son. It’s clear the system failed. It’s clear that…