OMG she looks so good and is having animated conversations!

I had feared worse.

I cried a little.

Was a great and unexpected moment. Nice to see you Gabby.

I agree, I thought she looked fab and was so pleased to see her in control and understanding what was going on.  To watch her mouth the words “thank you” to her colleagues as they acknowledged her was a wonderous moment.  Amazing what modern medicine and perserverence can do.  Excellent job Gabby…good on ya gal!

It was very nice to see her and see the entire congress together. A Proud Moment for America.

This is the only good thing to come out of this weekend. i wonder how she voted

I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE CRYING A LITTLE! A VERY BRIGHT SPOT IN A SAD DAY!  CONTINUED GOOD LUCK TO YOU GABBY!

Truly touching. I saw it live, this really portrays the American spirit

The headline says “for”.

Just wonderful.

http://tinyurl.com/3ehtpev

It’s great to see her up and about. Pretty much a miracle, actually.

Suck on that! Palin!

Welcome back, Gabby!!

You are an idiot, wrapped in a moron.

You’re scum, you know that?

Good to see. Good luck Gabrielle Gifford and family.

She looks good and and very talkative. She is truly a miracle.

You are  the most abominable cretin in the world, devoid of any suggestion of civility yet  replete with unfathomable asperity.

In other words, you are a typical liberal.

You are  the most abominable cretin in the world, devoid of any suggestion of civility yet  replete with unfathomable asperity.

In other words, you are a typical liberal.

American exceptionalism.

Everyone knows now.

This was devastating to the liberal media.  For almost a month they had to report on the fiscal health of the nation.  They would prefer to hide all this from voters, but they couldn’t do it.  And the more voters learned about the state of the nation’s finances, the more they abandoned the Democrats.  In just eight weeks, the President’s approval rating fell by ten percent. 

Now the mainstream media can breathe a sigh of relief, and return to reporting on Bristol Palin, Donald Trump, Levi Johnston and all the other trivialities they use to distract Americans from the pressing issues of our nation.   But the damage has already been done.  Everyone now knows which party wants to tax-and-spend-borrowed-money, and which one wants to control the size and scope of government.  Mark my words, Obama will never recover from this. 

Not so fast.

http://tinyurl.com/3nermxc

MSNBC? Yup. That can’t be good.

Praise God.

Cmon…leave the partisan stuff out of this one.

This liberal thinks his comment was out of place and inappropriate.

How about those Republican governors with 30% approval ratings?   Real winners, huh?

It’s tough all over for everyone, but it’s good to see positive comments from both sides about Rep. Giffords.

She looks great! It was awesome to see her participate.

If I’m ever lucky enough to meet Giffords, I’ll send her your best wishes and avoid telling her you’re a partisan a$$hole who looks at every tragedy (and unexpected, wonderful moment) as a reason to berate the news outlets you don’t like. 

Not nearly as devastating as being shot through the head.  I am sure you have good points but the crux of this article is a woman who was shout through the head returning to her job. Though not as inflammatory, your comment is no different than Nacho.  We can debate this on another page.

How about just saying “Welcome back Gabby” and leaving the partisan stuff out of this one?

all of these comments are inappropriate, mission accomplished nacho. 

does it matter?

You’re a troll

not here,

That’s nice.

But I’m still against these fake, waste-of-time “debt deals”.

I intended that comment as a response to a specific comment….apparently it was not posted as a reply.  Was not intending to be partisan about Gabby Giffords.

Mmmm Wonder what terrible things Rush will tomorrow have to say about her return?

Pathetic

No way, Palin is a political bully and she used very questionable tactics to try to get Giffords removed from Congress.  This, being her first day back and making her first vote after such a tragic event is wonderful and amazing… and a big fat thumb in the eye of Palin. :)

All you are doing is proving you don’t listen to him. 

What was the questionable tactic you are referring to?

I am SO glad she’s able to return to congress.  At the time of her injury I had figured it was wishful thinking.  I expect she still has a long road ahead of her but if she has the energy, concentration, desire, and ability to work I’m sure she’ll be welcomed with open arms by members of both parties.  She in no way deserved the injuries she has suffered.

Mediate should institute a new system.

The commentators with the lowest ranked posts (average)

should have their responses the lowest. 

And those with the best ratings, should be at the top.

This way, you control the comments by rewarding us for good posts.

Gabrielle Giffords is a symbol of American strength and courage.A act of terrorism can only keep us down if we let it.Keep fighting and getting better Gabby.A lot of us will be praying we see you on the house floor soon.

YOu are a sick, sick liberal.  Go f yourself Nacho II you liberal troll

…

You’re another sick and twisted liberal.  To use Gabby to bash Rush is just sick.

WTF does any of this have to do with Sarah Palin you terminally simple moron? The story is about a woman that was smoked in a grocery store parking lot that fought like hell to get back and serve the liberal idiots in Tucson and the surrounding area that elected her to office.
I in no way agree with any of her political choices but admire her courage and determination to get back in the fight.
You know that after she shat, if your mother had flushed there would be no Nacho_II.  Shame she didn’t know what to do.

What is her current condition? Are we allowed to ask that or do we have to do the politically correct dance to this story?

Shame on VP Biden and Democrats for calling their opponents “terrorists” and for regularly saying the Republicans were holding a gun to the country’s head. Especially so close to Rep. Giffords’ return. It wasn’t that long ago that the Democrats were outraged over the rhetoric, basically blaming Republicans for the shooting. Where is the outrage and the 10 stories on Mediaite and the other political websites? Does anyone else see the hypocrisy?

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Seeing Rep. Giffords return to congress reminds me of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEjgPh4SEmU

“For example, we’re on Sarah Palin’s targeted list, but the thing is, that the way that she has it depicted has the crosshairs of a gun sight over our district. When people do that, they have to realize that there are consequences to that action.”

Gabrielle Gifford’s
 

I wonder if someone will ask the gentle lady from Arizona how she feels about her democrat colleagues and allies in the media referring to the opposition party as un-American,  terrorists and suicide bombers?

Well hopefully America’s fortunes will turn around like Wisconsin, Ohio and Indiana’s have since the implementation of the Republican governor’s budgets.

My heart goes out to Gabby’s husband for his support and to all the excellent health-care professionals in Tucson and Houston who helped her over the past 7 mths. Tucson and Houston HC professionals are awesome! 
It’s great that Ms. Gifford received the best care for her after her accident whereby she was able to be out there on the floor for the vote. For me, this is a one of a kind “God Bless America’ moment. 
And, for all you folks out there on this website who keep tally of details such as this….I am a naturalized citizen, pay taxes, work hard, volunteer in my community and consider myself a liberal.

Seeing her is a harsh reminder of how crazed left wingers get as a result of the constant barrage of hate from the vile left wing politiciana and media. Joe Bidens sick comments will probably cause more violence by the left

It was great to see her on the floor. I never expected to see that. There really are miracles!

To those who went partisan in this thread – shame on you! This is a good thing that everyone can share and take a moment of joy in. You could leave your sadness outside the door just this once.

Wow…no hyperbole, I really do think Biden is retarded…

>>Vice President Joe Biden, with a big smile on his face, walked to the
House floor and said, “I came to see Gabby, that’s why I’m here.”
.
. . When Biden was asked about what he spoke with Giffords about, he
joked, “She’s now a member of the cracked head club like me.”>>

http://youtu.be/ZvUIsbksNEo
MSM: ‘Satan Sandwich’ v. Real Econ.
The media has been all over the “sugar-coated Satan Sandwich”. Who
cares!? What they should be talking about instead of sandwiches and
Grover Norquist tweets, is the way the debt deal will change America.
We’ll take a look and then tell you about a new poll from the Hill that
finds one third of likely voters think America’s best days are over.

God Bless you congresswoman!

FYI — in case you never noticed, the system you’re requesting is already in place. At the start of the comments section there is a little gray button. It’s right under SHOWING X NUMBER OF COMMENTS. Click on that and it will give you a pull down menu that DOES allow you to sort comments by:

1) Oldest First
2) Newest First
3) Popular Now
4) Best Rating

So, since you’d prefer to read only those comments with the best ratings, there you go. Just pick THAT option for yourself and enjoy.

People still managed to make this about them and their politics. sigh. Welcome back Gabby!. 

I send all my best wishes and prayers to Gifford and her family, for having to go through all of the trials that they’re having to deal with now (and in the future as well). No rational or caring person should ever wish what happened to Gifford upon another human being. So I wish her well on her recovery…

…And at the same time, I just wish everyone would CUT THE CRAP.

Honestly, everyone SAYS they’re in favor of more civil discourse…and when something like the Gifford shooting occurs, everyone then AGREES to watch their language a bit more…

…Yet the SECOND a new political fight erupts — for example, like the debt debate — suddenly it’s back to battle stations, all hands on deck, and war cries where anything goes because people will claim: “”Well, I wanted to be nice. But damn it!  We’re fighting for the GREATER good here!  THIS is important!  So screw what I said before!  NOW it’s perfectly okay to go back to being angry and mean-spirited because ALL that matters is that we WIN !!!!”

Seriously, pick one or the other. Either choose to be more civil and actually talk out our  differences…playful and funny jabs accepted…but let’s debate things like rational people. Or fine, let’s just agree that “anything goes, may the best man win” and then let’s go completely at it — no punches pulled.

But the hypocrisy of this “touchy feely” idea of being more mindful of words, and seeing so many people — the talking heads on TV or the politicians in Washington — THEN just losing it to score points is obviously a BIG reason why the majority of Americans have lost faith in the system.

?????????????

YOU are the reason America sucks.

Isn’t it nice that she could return to work at a time when we’ve all taken President Obama’s call for civility to heart?

I’m so glad to see Gabby up and voting, and I know she’ll do well.  She’s grit, grace and modesty, in one dynamic spirit.  It made me cry to see her back and everyone applauding her return, irrespective of party.  (It was the first time I could cry about what had happened to her, and how she’s triumphed over it).  Amazing that all this time, I’d steeled up my heart, expecting increasing violence at the hands of Tea Party terrorists.  But she was all smiles and loveliness, as if she’d just returned from vacation.  What a great girl!!

I’d like people to stop calling these tea party folks, “Christian Terrorists”.  Those people who rant, slander, instigate violence, and carry out violence, ARE IN NO WAY Christian.  They may consider themselves Christian Reconstructionists, but they’re political animals (in this case, lemmings); and we’d do well to identify them as such.  They’ve simply put a “religious” twist on an old lie, repeated ad nauseum for the last 61 years. 

Their behavior, however, is Fascist.  It’s as old as the devil himself, and we cannot let this subvert our covenant to care for our sick, wounded and disabled people, protect our elderly and children, and help our workers get back to work.  Our people need roofs over their heads, and food to eat.  We must keep our word to our own people FIRST, while we keep our word to creditors.  Americans who won’t care for other Americans don’t deserve to their citizenship.  Their behavior and speech have revealed who they really are.

Wow, congrats on all your thumbs up on this Nacho.  You liberals should be ashamed of yourselves, though I’m sure you aren’t. 

In a statement RELEASED BY HER OFFICE, the Arizona Democrat said: “I have closely followed the debate over our debt ceiling and have been deeply disappointed at what’s going on in Washington. I had to be here for this vote. I could not take the chance that my absence could crash our economy.”

…so reports Claire Doan, KGUN TV, KGUN-9 On Your Side from Tucson, Arizona (ABC affiliate)
I live in Tucson. Have for over 40 years. I was here the day Gabby Giffords and others were shot – and others killed. I witnessed the aftermath from 12 miles away on television while it was being covered – among those, KGUN 9 TV. I’ve read this complete article among hundreds of others – and their follow-ups, and KGUN9 does a terrific job of reporting news locally and nationwide, very accurately. What you will notice from Claire’s report (and numerous others via video from a substantial number of tv stations covering this substantial event) is the COMPLETE ABSENCE of any actual ‘words’ from Congresswoman Gabby Gifford’s mouth during this Congressional gathering SPECIFICALLY TOWARDS  this vote (Claire does her job well!). Gabby didn’t say ONE SINGLE PUBLIC WORD. Listen to me again: she appeared, was applauded and recognized, shook hands and hugged others – but didn’t say ONE SINGLE PUBLIC WORD – even during her ’vote’, which was NOT SHOWN. It was ‘publicized’ – but NOT SHOWN. NOR WERE ANY WORDS FROM HER from any I-Net report I’ve been able to resurrect from the I-Net or local news reports on file. If you’ve noticed from my outset, the ‘quote’ attributed to her was RELEASED BY HER OFFICE – not Gabby’s actual words. Keep that in mind when you read my immediate ’below.’
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As a Tucsonan familiar with what the media publishes, politicians promulgate, and genuinely aware of head-trauma victimes (via medical friends in the field who are completely familiar with the recovery time-line from brain traum-ed victums in her condition), myself and AT LEAST hundreds of thousands of others, if not tens of millions, are absolutely ASTOUNDED to hear that Congresswoman Gabby Giffords has recovered enough not only from her brain surgery, physical and speech therapy (within shorts months, not years), but to the point of ‘reasoning’ with her constituency and fellow Congress-persons in a supposedly fluid, dynamic and completely comprehensive political vein (apparently so, yes?) to the point she COMPLETELY understands enough to vote to increase the grossly over-the-limit national debt to the tune of trillions upon trillions of dollars.What????????……..???????????……..??????????? ……. is wrong with this picture?Again I say, WHAT is wrong with this picture??? MIRACULOUS RECOVERY?????? How come the rest of America doesn’t know the COMPLETE MEDICAL STORY of this, again, MIRACULOUS RECOVERY yet???? Wouldn’t you think there would be an absolute ‘rash’ of reports? After weeks and weeks of research, I fail to find voluable, even ‘slightly published’ data from our inscrutable national media on this case which explains such a miraculous turnabout. Do your own research, then copy-and-paste me your findings from legitimate sources (you can believe me when I say I’ll singularly check out every one!)I absolutely LOVE this Congresswoman!! …but she is in NO POSITION yet to cast a vote for anything beyond cool, clear water in her medicine cup at this time. Anyone who believes otherwise is completely ignorant of brain surgery recovery, especially in Gabriel Gifford’s especial case. [If you don't have a knowledgeable and competent friend or ally in the 'brain-trauma' field, at least do some 'normal' research on recovery times from cases such as Gabby Giffords' - the I-Net is absolutely repleat with legitimate, published research available to the public WITHOUT COST to you in cases such as this].What is the name of the cabal which put this woman’s hand to a vote-pen??? WAKE UP, ARIZONA CITIZENS!! Do your research!!

Obama didn’t drag her out of the hospital for nothing.

your a dirtbag socialist!  gifford supports murdering unborn babies and wants to ban semi-automatic rifles.neither one of you have a real american bone in your body! piss on gifford and obama and all of the filthy traitors who supported this outright treason of the constitution and that crybaby bonehead boehner!

yes?

“Take that bone out of your nose and call me back”
-Rush Limbaugh to a black caller

I think we know enough.

Why is his comment offensive?  Biden had cranial surgery twice to remove an aneurism.  Both of them have had necessary surgeries in which a section of their skull had to be removed. 

The “Cracked Head Club” is for brain surgery patients what the “Zipper Club” is for heart surgery patients.

“As a Tucsonan familiar with what the media publishes, politicians
promulgate, and genuinely aware of head-trauma victimes (via medical
friends in the field who are completely familiar with the recovery
time-line from brain traum-ed victums in her condition), myself and AT
LEAST hundreds of thousands of others, if not tens of millions, are
absolutely ASTOUNDED to hear that Congresswoman Gabby Giffords has
recovered enough”

I’m pretty sure your friends in the medical field would be the first to tell you that the effects of any traumatic brain injury are dependent on the parts of the brain that were damaged.  Which is to say, every traumatic brain injury is very specific.  You cannot generalize outcomes for such things. 

There have been people that have recovered from worse.  I’d suggest reading “My Stroke of Insight”.

“Wouldn’t you think there would be an absolute ‘rash’ of reports? After
weeks and weeks of research, I fail to find voluable, even ‘slightly
published’ data from our inscrutable national media on this case which
explains such a miraculous turnabout.”

Well, there’s this little thing called HIPAA which guarantees high levels of confidentiality of medical records.  No information would have gotten out unless Gabby herself (or someone within her family) gave it the ‘okay’.

” …but she is in NO POSITION yet to cast a vote for anything beyond cool, clear water in her medicine cup at this time.”

Are you her neurologist?  If you are not, then you are in absolutely no position to make any such claim. 

“Anyone who believes otherwise is completely ignorant of brain surgery recovery, especially in Gabriel Gifford’s especial case.”

Anyone who is implying belief in some concrete timeline for brain recovery is ignorant of brain recovery.  The brain is extremely resilient and plastic.  If conditions are right, the brain can recover quickly.

Medical science knows about as much about the brain as it does correcting spinal cord damage.  As some one who has experience with these matters, every case is different.  The brain is the most complex organ in the human body.

Plus your conspiratorial tone makes it seem that you have read one too many spy novel.

You’re an idiot. if the guy who shot Giffords was really a leftist extremeist, why would he shoot a fellow democrat? If you’re premise is correct, and the left spews vile and hate towards the right, wouldn’t he have gone after a conservative? Heres what im thinking: you, like many others on this site, are a troll. you say stupid things all the time in order to get people to argue with you. you’re a pathetic loser, and i feel sorry for you.
 
P.S. i think we should all be happy that shes alive and well and focus on that instead of arguing which party her shooter was apart of

Politics aside, I am glad that Rep. Giffords has recovered enough to make an appearance in Congress.  She has overcome massive head trauma and is responding well to out-patient treatment.  I am sure that Rep. Giffords is very glad that she does live in America where she can get the best neurological treatment there is.

As for the psycho nutcase that shot her and the others, well I feel the only way he should get out of prison or where ever he is right now, it should be feet first and in a pine box.

I wonder how much it cost taxpayers to fly her to WA to press a button. We just waste so much money… When will it end?