When will Democrats stop the violent rhetoric that has conservatives under threat?

Remember Sarah Palin? And the appalling attack on Representative Gabrielle Giffords?In 2011 a lone madman shot Giffords in the head.It was a terrible attack on Giffords and on American democracy.The idea that anyone would dare to influence the process of government by violence was condemned by all.Yet in the ensuing attempt to cast the blame wider some Democrats settled on Palin.Palin’s political action committee had earlier released a list of target seats which were in their sights.

One of them was Giffords’ seat.Of course the idea of “targets” and “crosshairs” is fairly standard campaign rhetoric.But the Democrats — and the Democrat media — decided that Palin was in fact guilty of incitement.It is a really dirty game to play, and Palin has said later how appalled she was by it all.There are indeed madmen out there and aside from the smear it is the sort of thing that would torture a person’s conscience.Was there someone out there who did take this literally?Well how come when it comes to attacks on Republican lawmakers and two exceptionally near-miss attempts to assassinate former President Trump there are so few people applying a similar standard?After the first assassination attempt on Trump in July, Rep.

Bennie Thompson (D-Mississippi) had to fire one of his aides after she posted on Facebook, “I don’t condone violence but please get you some shooting lessons so you don’t miss next time ooops that wasn’t me talking.”Meanwhile Jack Black’s Tenacious D bandmate, Kyle Gass, was asked during a performance to make a wish.“Don’t miss Trump next time” was the “hilarious” response.But even in July wiser voices realized that America — as well as the former President — had avoided disaster by a hair’s breadth.

The more recent attempt, this weekend, saw that restraint go out the window.After another shooter tried to kill Trump — this time on the former President´s golf course in Florida — Lester Holt of NBC said: “To...