Still trying to reconcile what Charles said:

Meanwhile, as right wing blogs work themselves up into a perfect frenzy of denial, spewing crazed accusations that Loughner was a “leftist,” here’s what we know about his “ideology,” such as it was: he was anti-immigrant, anti-government, and obsessed with currency and the gold standard, a pretty clear indication that he was aligned with the extreme Ron Paul libertarian right wing, far more than with any leftist cause.

With the actual shooter’s thoughts in this article:

Postings of a Troubled Mind, Accused Shooter Wrote on Gaming Site of His Job Woes, Rejection by Women

online.wsj.com

It doesn’t add up.