Now it's Stephen King. Has everything devolved into politics?

Stephen King just had to get involved on social media to take a shot at Republicans after the train they were in on, heading to a West Virginia retreat struck a sanitation truck, killing the driver and seriously injuring a passenger. He tweeted:

"A trainload of Republicans on their way to a pricey retreat hit a garbage truck," he tweeted on Thursday. "My friend Russ calls that karma."

Many people thought King was being a leftist ass as many responded to his insensitive tweet.

Piers Morgan was among the first to respond by simply tweeting: "A man died in that crash, you despicable man."

Realizing that he was exposed for the ass that he is, King posted a follow-up:

"Of COURSE sorry the truck driver died."

Note, King didn't refer to the driver as a garbage truck driver as he did when he was attacking Republicans for being of a different political persuasion than his.

The anti-Stephen King attacks continued and he soon apologized tweeting:

"A rather thoughtless tweet from me concerning the train-truck crash, for which I apologize (if one is necessary). It should be pointed out, too, that those Republican politicians, who can be heartless when they vote, immediately got out to help."

So Republicans are heartless when they vote against abortion up to 20 weeks, at a time the unborn baby is able to feel pain. Republicans are heartless when they want to impose "Kate's Law" to protect Americans from illegal immigrants with prison records from waltzing into the country and get protection in so-called 'sanctuary cities' whose liberal leaders refuse to cooperate with law enforcement. And Republicans are heartless because they tend to give significantly more in charity than Democrats.

My favorite response to King came from @mmmblake1 who tweeted:

"Was it karma when that van hit you?"

She was referring to the 1999 incident when a distracted driver struck King from behind with a van. King's injuries were quite serious and he required surgeries and physical therapy.

One would think that such a gifted writer would have the capacity to see beyond politics and his leftist prejudices against people who think differently. He is apparently only good at one thing and that doesn't make him right.

Shadenfreude is never an attractive quality.

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UPDATE: At least 6 dead in Washington state train derailment

DuPont, Washington -- An Amtrak train derailed Monday around 7:20 a.m. local time near Tacoma, Washington.

This was an inaugural ride on a new line installed to cut down commuting time and it carried more than 80 passengers. The derailment caused several train cars to tumble from a highway overpass, killing at least 6 people.

At least 77 people were taken to four local hospitals--two are in critical condition and 11 are in serious condition. Of these, one person was taken to surgery.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a state of emergency after Amtrak train 501 derailed along Interstate 5 as it was leaving the new Tacoma station. A U.S. official told the Associated Press the death toll is expected to rise and track obstruction is being investigated as a possible cause of the derailment.

Amtrak 501 was traveling southbound from Seattle when it derailed. According to Washington State Trooper Brooke Bova, 13 train cars jumped the tracks.

President Trump tweeted politically: "The train accident that just occurred in DuPont, WA shows more than ever why our soon to be submitted infrastructure plan must be approved quickly. Seven trillion dollars spent in the Middle East while our roads, bridges, tunnels, railways (and more) crumble! Not for long!"

In a follow-up tweet the President wrote: "My thoughts and prayers are with everyone involved in the train accident in DuPont,Washington. Thank you to all of our wonderful First Responders who are on the scene. We are currently monitoring here at the White House."

Police had earlier reported that several automobiles were struck by the train cars injuring multiple driver on the highway below, but no motorists' deaths were reported, according to Pierce County officials.

Amtrak reported 78 passengers and five crew were aboard the train, part of its "Cascades" service from Seattle to Portland.

A highway camera showed that at least one train car toppled onto the road below and one car dangled from the overpass.

It will take the entire day to clear the debris.

The train was going 81.1 mph just before the derailment according to transitdocs.com. The maximum speed on that stretch of track in 79 mph and the engineer likely got an warning beep indicating he was over the limit.

"First responders actually climbed up into the dangling cars to get people out," Wendy Simmons told O13Fox. She arrived on scene just after the derailment. "People were pulling first aid kits out of their cars--putting jackets on people."

The accident came just two weeks after Lakewood mayor Don Anderson made the comment that it was only a matter of time a deadly derailment will occur, according to KOMO News. He advocated for grade separations to protect people from trains.

Anderson is not a suspect in the cause of the accident.

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