Scalise gets standing ovation; some not pleased

Source: http://ift.tt/MnaoIX --- Saturday, October 07, 2017
(Paul Mirengoff) House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was shot and almost killed while practicing for the annual congressional Baseball game, threw out the first pitch at the opening game of the Washington Nationals playoff series last night. Scalise used crutches to make his way onto the field and a walker to set himself for the first pitch. He threw it to David Bailey, the Capitol Police special agent who was also wounded during the shooting. Two other victims, Zack Barth (a congressional staffer) and Matt Mika (a lobbyist) delivered the lineup cards. Scalise received a standing ovation from the crowd. I wasn’t at the game, but Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post described the ovation as “thunderous.” Not everyone was pleased by Scalise’s appearance, though. According to the Steinberg, Twitter comments included: “Bad choice;” “I will not cheer for him;” and “I’m physically sickened.” Mentally sick is more like it. I guess we shouldn’t be surprised, though. When a CBS lawyer/executive expresses lack of sympathy for the victims of the Las Vegas shooting because “music fans are often Republican gun toters,” how much sympathy can we expect from the sick left when the shooting victim is always a Republican and supports Second Amendment rights? Steinberg prefaces his recitation of the tweets cited above with this passage: [Scalise] has talked this month of treating political opponents with decency and respect, but also has made it ...

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