John Gruber: “This ‘now is not the time’ argument gets trotted out by Republicans after each and every gun massacre. Right after their tweets offering ‘thoughts and prayers.’ Bullshit. The aftermath of a massacre is the time to demand sane gun control measures. That’s when the issue is clarified. Would Republicans argue that October 8 was ‘not the right time’ for Israel to discuss Hamas terrorism? Was September 12, 2001 ‘not the right time’ to discuss Al-Qaeda? Should FDR have delivered an address to the nation on December 8, 1941, advising that we relax, let cooler heads prevail, because the aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor ‘was not the time’ to consider retaliating?”
“Imagine a Venezuelan refugee illegally crosses the U.S.-Mexico border next week and kills 18 U.S. citizens with a bomb he carried across. Would Hannity have a guest on Fox News — say, Mike Johnson — arguing that ‘now is not the time, in the middle of the crisis, to talk about border security’?”
