Tucson shooting suspect's possible schizophrenia
I am deeply shocked and saddened as I know many of you are by the news of the senseless shooting that happened in Tucson. As a resident of Chandler, Ariz., I also found that the incident hit a little too close to home; so, admittedly, I was quick (as many others were) to turn to news reports that offered possible reasons for the heinous act -- politics of the day often pointed out as a motive. After all, Jared Loughner did target a congresswoman and his Web rantings did wreak of politics. Also, Loughner listed several political books among his favorite reads including Mein Kampf, Animal Farm, and The Communist Manifesto . However, one book not as often mentioned by the media that caught my eye was this one: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest -- this novel, by Ken Kesey, is one I think reveals more about Loughner than the others. In short, here's the novel's plot: the setting is a mental hospital, and the tale (in a nutshell) is of a "sane" patient, McMurphy, who...