to try to take a step back. weir all glad no one was seriously injured in this standoff, but i think the folks were way out of line, walking around with their weapons, and i think it goes to a problem with gun culture. i grew up with a gun in the home, and there s nothing wrong under our constitution with having one or two to defend yourself. there is something wrong with, a, these folks walking around with guns p against officers when they re in the wrong, and, b, equal important, with a right wing political culture that tries to embrace and celebrate that. you know what else, tortoises matter. up next from the nixon years to the obama white house, the one thing that has not changed.