her constituents were exercising their right to exchange ideas that day to celebrate our republic's core values and peacefully assemble to petition our government it is independent excuseable and incomprehensible why a single evil man took the lives of citizens that day. >> bittersweet irony that the strength of the american spirit shines brightest in times of tragedy. we saw that in arizona. we saw the tenacity of those clinging to life. the compassion of those who kept the victims alive and the heroism of those who overpowered a reigninged gunman. like -- a deranged gunman. like after the shocking tragedy, i listened at first puzzled. then with concern. and now, with sadness. to the irresponsible statements from people attempting to apportion blame