"If this guy was a jihadi--that is, if he is not himself insane and jihad were really his premeditated motive, doesn't it occur to these imbeciles on talk radio he could have done a hell of a lot more effective job inflicting damage?"

That's an interesting take, Hellz.

I don't know if the two are entirely separate though. I expect that when this guy is interviewed he'll be spouting all sorts of jihadi rhetoric, right out of a bin Laden speech. He'll state that it was a premeditated act of jihad against the enemies of Islam. He will consider himself a martyr for Islam, etc.

So far what we know this guy was a very outspoken, outlandishly outspoken, hard core Muslim, who loudly criticized the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as wars against Muslims. Witnesses are saying that he was screaming "Allah akbar!" while firing on his victims. How could we not consider that when considering his motive?

Does that mean he doesn't also have a screw loose? No.