There is probably no statement because the story is just breaking and there is not even that much concrete information yet. It takes some effort to pull a press conference together. Stop being so fucking critical.

coalspeaker:

The facts you mention are worthwhile and correct. But I said what I said only because those facts never stopped people previously from making immediate statements..

So an update to the angry question and my calm response.. a full 10 hours have passed by without any significant response from anyone in national government. The Governor of Pennsylvania issued a statement, but crickets can still be heard from on high.

Of course Jay Carney did say that Barack and Michelle are “sending prayers.”  To me that seems as meaningless as the people on Facebook who ‘send prayers’ in comments on a post..

If this was gun violence, a bigger response would have been heard.

I think it’s time to stop judging crime based on the weapon picked.. I think it’s time to figure out why the kids aren’t alright…

Let’s see what prescriptions our still unnamed sophomore from the Franklin Regional high school was taking..