HOW NOT TO RESPOND TO TRAGEDY: AN INCOMPLETE LIST

Steve Bell: "Do you think we're going to be able to pass substantial Medicaid cuts and Social Security reform in the middle of this? You can't put that much on the plate." Bill O'Reilly: "A lot of the people -- a lot of the people who stayed wanted to do this destruction. They figured it out. And that's -- I'm not surprised." Rick Santorum:"There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving." Grover Norquist: "I don't think Republicans will be fooled into taking this necessary spending and using it to oppose pro-growth tax cuts." Barbara Bush: "And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them." George Bush: "Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house--he's lost his entire house," cracked Bush, "there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch."