Via Steve Benen, this has got to be the most egregious, offensive response to the Arizona tragedy yet. Predictably, it comes from CNN's Erick Erickson, who has a bone to pick with President Obama. Here's what Erickson said:
He (Obama) recently made people mad by quoting the Declaration of Independence and leaving out the bit about the Creator. During his inaugural address he mentioned atheists and subsequently proclaimed us not a Christian nation.
In yesterday's "moment of silence" he wanted prayer or reflection. Here's the problem -- when conservatives push for school prayer and advocate for a "National Day of Prayer," they include "or reflection" to get around namby-pamby atheist objectors.
But the left uses it too. The left uses it to accommodate atheists.
President Obama's statement stands out because it is just another verbal telling that he's ideologically of the left. He already has problems with a public perception of him and his faith. That things like this keep coming up suggests the general public is right in their skepticism of the sincerity of his faith.
And the left has been politicizing the shooting? Bashing President Obama for calling for moment of silence for the victims of the tragedy is about as classless as you can get. Which is right on par for Erickson.