GOP LAWMAKER SEEKS CLEANUP OF "CULTURAL POLLUTION"

The Littleton, Colo., school shooting offers evidence of America's
growing acceptance of violence, explicit language and incivility, and
its unwillingness to stand up for right and wrong, the congressman who
represents the town said Saturday.

In the GOP's weekly radio address, Rep. Tom Tancredo promoted
legislation aimed at "cleaning up the pervasive cultural pollution" in
the nation. "Our material wealth has increased, but our cultural
wealth has been squandered," said Tancredo, R-Colo., speaking in
Washington. "We have come to tolerate ever more outrageous behavior,
choosing to look that other way rather than appearing to be
judgmental."

Americans "now must turn our resolve to cleaning up the pervasive
cultural pollution that has seeped into the nation," the congressman
added.

On April 20, two students at the suburban Denver high school killed 12
classmates and a teacher before committing suicide. Tancredo said
government has a role to play in reversing the process of cultural
decay.