Four days later, America’s attention is still riveted on the aftermath of Saturday’s massacre in Tuscon Arizona, at the psychopathic hands of Jared Lee Loughner.

Liberals truly believed that their classless use of the tragedy to attack Sarah Palin and the resurgent Conservative movement was going to resonate in the hearts of average Americans.

They were wrong.

According to a CBS poll released yesterday, (yes, CBS) 57% of Americas aren’t buying what the Liberals are selling. The respondents said that “harsh political tone” was not responsible for the massacre.  Americans recognize that Conservatism and Sarah Palin were not to blame for the actions of Jared Lee Loughner. In fact, Americans are taking steps to protect themselves and their families.

That does not seem to matter to the Libs, though.

Rep. Brad Sherman of California said on Fox News:

Whether [political rhetoric] caused what happened in Tucson or not, it’ll cause the next tragedy.

Former President Bill “Bubba” Clinton told the BBC:

No one intends to do anything that encourages this sort of behavior. We just have to be sensitive.

I think this is an occasion for us to reaffirm that our political differences shouldn’t degenerate into demonization.

The third-ranking Democrat in Congress, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, told the Charleston Post and Courier on Sunday that the Tuscon massacre should get the country thinking about what’s acceptable to say publicly and when people should keep their mouths shut.

Clyburn said he thinks vitriol in public discourse led to Saturday’s tragedy.

The shooting is cause for the country to rethink parameters on free speech, Clyburn said. He wants standards put in place to guarantee balanced media coverage with a reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, in addition to calling on elected officials and media pundits to use ‘better judgment.’

Free speech is as free speech does. You cannot yell ‘fire’ in a crowded theater and call it free speech and some of what I hear, and is being called free speech, is worse than that.

Clyburn cited a comment made by Sharron Angle, who said the frustrated public may consider turning to ‘Second Amendment remedies’ for political disputes unless Congress changed course.

According to Clyburn, that’s why the Loughner committed his heinous actions:

He saw a Second Amendment remedy and that’s what occurred here and there is no way not to make that connection.

So, the citizens of South Carolina pay you to be this stupid?  Un-buh-lievable.

Hold on.  The stupidity continues…

MSNBC Host Chris Matthews knows exactly why Loughner committed mass murder last Saturday. It was the fault of Conservative Talk Radio Hosts Mark Levin and Michael Savage:

Every time you listen to them, they are furious. Furious at the left. With anger that just builds and builds in their voice and by the time they go to commercial they are just in some rage every night with some ugly talk. Ugly sounding talk and it never changes.

Then why aren’t more of their listeners committing murder, Chrissie?

However, Rep. Bernie Sanders of Vermont wins the Crassness Award.  He plans on making money off the Tuscon Massacre.  Here’s the fundraising letter that he sent out:

Given the recent tragedy in Arizona, as well as the start of the new Congress, I wanted to take this opportunity to share a few words with political friends in Vermont and throughout the country. I also want to thank the very many supporters who have begun contributing online to my 2012 reelection campaign at http://www.bernie.org. There is no question but that the Republican Party, big money corporate interests and right-wing organizations will vigorously oppose me. Your financial support now and in the future is much appreciated.

Stay classy, Bernie.

So, how are average Americans reacting to all this?  Well…

Per bloomberg.com:

One-day sales of handguns in Arizona jumped 60 percent to 263 on Jan. 10 compared with 164 the corresponding Monday a year ago, the second-biggest increase of any state in the country, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data.

Handgun sales rose 65 percent to 395 in Ohio; 16 percent to 672 in California; 38 percent to 348 in Illinois; and 33 percent to 206 in New York, the FBI data show. Sales increased nationally about 5 percent, to 7,906 guns.

Federally tracked gun sales, which are drawn from sales in gun stores that require a federal background check, also jumped following the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech, in which 32 people were killed.

“Whenever there is a huge event, especially when it’s close to home, people do tend to run out and buy something to protect their family,” said Don Gallardo, a manager at Arizona Shooter’s World in Phoenix, who said that the number of people signing up for the store’s concealed weapons class doubled over the weekend. Gallardo said he expects handgun sales to climb steadily throughout the week.

Americans are not fooled by political rhetoric anymore.  If those they elected refuse to acknowledge the reality of a national tragedy and, instead, use it in an attempt to achieve political goals, they do so at the risk of losing any chance that they had for re-election.  As proven by the Midterm Elections, Americans are thinking for themselves.