WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE

So I'm going to put my scattered reflections on the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (and the murders of six others) in Tucson behind a cut, not because they're Oh So Controversial, but because they contain spoilers for Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov, one of my all-time favorite novels, which I recommend to just about anyone. So if you have never read Brothers and think that someday, sometime, there's a chance you might want to, bypass this post. Or better yet, go read the book and come back. It's only about 1,500 pages.

( HERE BE POLITICAL OBSERVATIONS, DOSTOEVESKY SPOILERS AND DAVE'S USUAL MUDDLEDNESS IN TIMES OF NATIONAL TRAGEDY )