Any normal human being would react to the recent school shooting in Parkland with empathy, sadness, and disgust. However, it seems most of our elected representatives are not "normal" human beings. What makes them not "normal" is not a lack of empathy or reason (at least for the most part). What makes them not "normal" are dollar bills. Tons of dollar bills in the form of donations from the NRA and gun lobby. A whopping $30 million for Trump and a meager $3 million for Marco Rubio for example. The quid pro quo is their readiness to read from the script whenever a tragedy occurs. That being to ...