Is the navy yard shooting really coming off as a part of the gun debate? Across the pond it seems firmly in the range of national security concern.
No, I can't say that really is even remotely part of it here. It leans more mental health issue then anything.
Although it did come out that the same Firm that did Snowden's Background check also did Aaron Alvarez's.
As for Hotfire, I can only wonder what you think of the Boston Bombings.
SO ANYWAY OTHER NEWS OCCURRED. AND SINCE NO ONE MENTIONS IT, IT'S MY JOB.
Today Hassan Rouhani announced Iran was seeking a "Nuclear accord", that is, a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Rouhani has the backing of the highest levels of Government on this, up to and including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei. This is the latest part of the so-called "charm offensive" Rouhani has been taking in recent weeks. This came as a response to a friendly letter Obama sent Rouhani following his election in which Obama sounded hopeful for Dialogue. Obama is seen as likely to take that hand, and with the UN coming back in session, it's likely Diplomacy will happen soon. How negotiations go is seen as important: After 6 months or so, Parliamentary election season starts in Iran, and Rouhani will be seen by hard-liners as having exhausted his chance.
Also some stuff about Pope Francis. Oh and following the concession of John Boehner, the Republican House has passed the spending bill cutting funding from Obama's health law. At this point it will be sent off to the Senate where, as
Ted Cruz had the
audacity to say, it will likely be stripped of the language defunding the Affordable Care act and sent back to the House. At this point, it will face a up-or-down vote, and if it doesn't pass, a showdown over the Government's funding will occur. The deadline is Oct 1st.