Boston Marathon Explosion

On Monday April 18, 2013 two devices exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killed three people in which one of them was an eight years old boy and leaving hundreds people injured. Till today no one knew who is behind the attack. Immediately, partisan politics appeared to stop; both Republicans and Democrats came together to mourn the national catastrophe. What happened in Boston became everybody problems regardless of their political differences. While Senator were very busy at the Senator floor, Senator Pat Toomey a republican from Pennsylvania was the first to sadly notify the Senate members about the bombings at the Boston Marathon. After Senators heard about the tragedy they were all shocked and they begin to show people that they care about all Americans regardless of who they are.

To show bipartisan in the government, both senators decided to postpone the immigration reform to next week so they can focus more on what happened to Boston and come up with solution. The former senator Scott Brown a Republican from Massachusetts mourned together with Bostonians and other Americans nationwide. In his own words Brown said “our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their family.” This was very meaningful to see how everybody in the government was at the same page about the tragedy. Different speeches were made and each one of them showed that there was not a Republican or Democrat when it comes to this issue. For the first time in history, Republicans and Democrats worked together to deliver their speech. One of the speeches was from two senators; one was a Democrat while the other was a Republican. In their words, they said “The rest of America stands with us the Boston marathon is an international event, and I would be shocked if the people injured are from outside of Massachusetts.” In showing a bipartisan a Democrat representative and a Republican representatives mourned together with other Americans around the world. Both representatives worked together to deliver their speech. They said “We pray that this matter will be resolved in a way that brings anybody that brings harm to anyone.”

 After few hours president Barack Obama deliver his message to American people. He mourned together with the rest of the population and also congratulated both the house and the senate by showing a bipartisan. In his speech president Obama reminded Americans that on such days like this there are no Republicans and Democrats. We are Americans united. President Obama finishes his speech by promising the public that “We will find out who did this. Any responsible individuals will feel the full weight of justice.”

Like many other public services, President Obama attended the interfaith service commemorating the victims on Thursday. He was accompanied by the first lady and there were many other politicians who attended the crevice. Other dignitaries who attend the service were the president's former election rival, Mitt Romney; Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick; and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. In his speech today, President Obama said that “We will find you. We will hold you accountable. But more than that, our fidelity to our way of life ... will only grow stronger, for God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but one of power and love and self-discipline.”

It was very remarkable to this how all of the politicians worked very hard to cope with the tragedy that happened on Monday. As many of them noted, there was no such thing such as Republican or Democrat when it came to this issue. Both parties worked very hard to keep the public together.

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