"The best teacher, until one comes to adult pupils, is not the one who knows most, but the one who is most capable of reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious and the wonderful which slips into the infantile comprehension.  A man of high intelligence, perhaps, may accomplish the thing by a conscious intellectual feat.  But it is vastly easier to the man (or woman) whose habits of mind are naturally on the plane of a child's.  The best teacher of children, in brief, is one who is essentially childlike."

~ H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) American journalist, editor, critic.

As we send our children and grandchildren back to school this morning, let us vow to support the voices of reason.  Let us take a minute to write, to e-mail, to out-shout the self-serving rhetoric of pro-gun advocates screaming outdated legislation. lbw



Commentary:  A sound bite that few news commentators are replaying comes from President O'Bama's address in Sunday night's Newtown service.  The President affirms that "every parent knows that we will do everything in our power to shield our children from harm."  He goes on to reason that few would argue with any action that can be taken to ensure children feel safe.

Pro-gun advocates continue to scream amendment rights even in the wake of Friday's violence.  Regardless of political persuasion, every parent, grandparent, sister and brother needs to support the American President in his cause to ban assault weapons and large ammo clips.

This is a man of high intelligence "reducing knowledge to that simple compound of the obvious."  There is only one use for these weapons of war.

~ lbw