Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of the
Boston Marathon today. Speaker Boehner
ordered flags at the Capitol flown half-staff out of
respect for the victims.
Words
cannot begin to express our sorrow for the families who are grieving so
suddenly right now. The House of
Representatives offers its prayers to the victims and the city of Boston. We also give thanks for the professionals
and Good Samaritans who prevented further loss of life. This is a terrible day for all Americans, but
we will carry on in the American spirit, and come together with grace and
strength.
While the focus is rightly on the victims and as
President Obama said
the effort to find who did this:
But
make no mistake -- we will get to the bottom of this. America will find out who did this; we'll
find out why they did this. Any
responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of
justice.
While they are focusing on the victims and the person or
persons who performed this horrible act of terrorism, it is worth noting
another image on those videos we have seen over and over and over again: people
running toward the explosions and marathoners running
to the hospital to give blood after crossing the finish line. The American people’s desire to help is
overwhelming. The article entitled Boston
Marathon explosions attract an outpouring of help from city's residents details Bostonians lining up to help. It closes with a true statement of an American.
"There's
more good people out there than bad people," Zuker says. "And it's
way more. The scales aren't even close."
He's
right. There were perhaps one or two evildoers on Monday. And the list of good
people goes on and on, growing by the minute, lined up in rows, ready to do
anything to help.
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