Arkansas Dem Chief Killed, Grudge or Civil War?

Fox News reports that a yet to be identified gunman walked into the headquarters of the Arkansas Democratic Party and killed Bill Gwatney, the Party Chairman.

A spokesman for the Little Rock Police said there were no “heated words” from the suspect who was killed in a shootout with police after a 30 mile car chase, and he was not recognized by the staff.

More information is needed to determine the motive of the shooter. Was he carrying a personal grudge against Gwatney, or was this attack motivated by politics?

This Wizbang Blog post shows that the lefties aren’t waiting to find out. They are already blaming Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin and calling for the wholesale shutdown of conservative Talk Radio.

The level of acrimony between the extremes of the left and right in America have increased over the years but so far have been confined to a war of words on blogs and in the editorial pages of newspapers. If this killing is politically motivated it would signal a troublesome escalation.

Are we headed for a civil war in America?