Here’s a question: Why hasn’t there been more shock about the second (apparent) attempt on the life of Donald Trump in as many months? I mean, the biggest headline in my newsfeed this morning was Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s claim that he and his running mate “created” the “cat memes” about Springfield, Ohio, seemingly bragging about bringing the national spotlight to the small town. Further down in the list was a story about the clearly unbalanced creep who was arrested in Florida for allegedly attempting to kill Trump. The guy, a 58-year-old fantasist who tried to volunteer to fight for Ukraine against Russia, and was turned down, was charged Monday with two violations of federal weapons laws – possession of a weapon as a felon, and possession of a weapon with its serial number filed off — but not, notably, for attempting to assassinate the former president.

Get that? They had a suspect who was arrested after a Secret Service agent saw the barrel of his gun sticking out of the bushes several hundred yards away from Trump, who was golfing, and they had to dust off two federal laws to get something to charge him with. What’s his name? Does it even matter? Do you remember the name of the Butler, Pennsylvania guy who actually got off a shot at Trump that grazed his ear (or did something to make it bleed anyway)?

This sums up where we stand as a nation. When you can’t even remember the names of people who tried to assassinate a former president of the United States, something is unbalanced other than the two weirdos with the guns.........

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