What Is The Congressional Baseball Game?
Given the rancor and acrimony that has defined Washington in recent years, the Congressional Baseball Game has been a welcome respite. On Wednesday, that peace and civility was shattered.
There's nothing that quite says summer like baseball.
A baseball field is a sanctuary for millions of boys and girls, moms and dads. From the working class to the white collar, from the Marine to the congressman, America's pastime has been a respite from the day-to-day grind for generations.
That's why Wednesday's shooting at a in a placid neighborhood in a Virginia suburb of Washington was so shocking.
