Arizona Massacre Must Mark End of Hate-Talk Era: Amity Shlaes

So now both left and right are blaming each other following the shooting spree in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six and wounded at least 13 others.

From the left, the charges are that Republican Sarah Palin’s placement of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords on a political hit list was taken literally by the gunman who critically wounded the Democratic legislator. Keith Olbermann, the television talk-show host, couldn’t resist exploiting the rampage by demanding that Republicans repudiate Palin’s violent talk or itself be condemned.