The politicization of any tragedy is irresponsible at best and stupid at worst. But in the charged atmosphere that is America, even eating lunch can be a political decision. So when a crazed gunman annihilated innocent bystanders at a political rally, there was sure to be an abundance of theories.

But there are a couple of simple lessons we can take from this tragedy.

Let’s quickly examine two key players and the speeches they gave on the same day last week.