WaPo: Will Obama call for political civility in Tucson speech?

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/11/AR2011011102062.html

President Obama, who has for years bemoaned incivility in politics, must decide Wednesday whether his speech in Tucson is the right time to repeat that message.

The White House announced last night that the president will appear at the University of Arizona at an event the school has dubbed "Together We Thrive: Tucson and America." He is likely to make his longest formal remarks since the shooting in Tucson that killed six and injured 14 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).

So far, President Obama has not joined the Democrats who have argued the shooting was a manifestation of a tense political climate that is largely the fault of Republicans. Obama's comments have been brief and completely non-controversial, such as on Monday, when he praised the people who wrestled the shooter down to the ground.

Republicans have criticized the focus of liberals and the news media on partisan rancor, arguing that it is wrong to implicitly link the Tea Party and conservatives to the alleged shooter even as little evidence has emerged he had any particular political motive. Some in the GOP have even praised Obama for his measured tone.