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Simple truths -- Clinton responded to Columbine in hours, Bush responded to Red Lake in days, and more so to praise the security guard than to spotlight any possible source for the shootings. Different Presidents have different priorities, and they are often self-evident. An "I feel your pain" statement of some kind would have been very appropriate. It's one of the things Clinton did right for years, showing empathy for struggling Americans.
It's sad to me that it's politically expedient for Republican leadership to involve themselves with Schiavo, and yet the same leaders remain virtually mute on a subject that's been one of the most distressing NATIONAL (not local) stories of the last decade. For the last two years (2003-2004), deaths from school shootings are up again.
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