Thought and prayers to the family of Christina-Taylor Green

[rbnyc]

http://azstarnet.com/news/local/article_28c8e686-1ca6-5b3e-ab85-965bd22c68c0.html

Truly, my thoughts and prayers are with all the victims, increasing minute by minute, of our toxic political climate and "undeclared" civil war, and to their survivors. But as a parent, it is heartbreaking to read that 9-year-old Christina-Taylor Green was killed yesterday in this insane violence.

I don't want to know how much worse it can get. Can we change yet?

[rurallib]

1. I fear this may be a tipping point.

not in the good way.

[lunatica]

2. No one can make light of this tragedy now

I'm crying again for Christina, and for everyone involved and their loved ones. This tragedy has hurt many who weren't even there.

[blondeatlast]

3. "...undeclared civil war." Truth, rbnyc. And one of the very first victims is a

brown-eyed angel with the sweetest smile.

God help us all.

[Catherina]

4. I hope so, that we can change. Rec'd. n/t

[WilliamPitt]

5. I was told she was born on 9-11-01

and was featured on CNN in some sort of "Children of Hope" segment about kids born on that day.

Is this fact?

[Lucinda]

6. Her mother's comments and a little about the book she was in

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47313.html

"...Christina was featured in a book called “Faces of Hope: Babies Born on 9/11,” about children born on that dark day. Her parents said the date of her entry into the world gave her an interest in politics.

“She was a good speaker. I could have easily seen her as a politician,” her dad told the Arizona Star.

Recently elected to the student council at Mesa Verde Elementary School, she had gone with a neighbor to the “Congress on your Corner” event with Giffords..."

[rbnyc]

7. Pretty amazing.

Perhaps she can somehow have a positive and transformative influence on how we process and respond to this tragedy. But, I'm sure right now that can't mean much to her family.