Ah, what a wonderful thing is democracy. It may have its flaws, but there's nothing better, particularly the pleasures of a national election with early contests in Iowa and New Hampshire. What else to make of the latest press release from Senator Clinton's campaign, touting Senator Obama's one-time support of "banning all handguns" as evidence that calls Mr. Obama's "electability" into question?
Well, it's a pleasure to welcome Mrs. Clinton to the Second Amendment side of the debate. It's a new development; back in 2000, when Mrs. Clinton was running for Senate, she backed the "Million Mom March" for gun control, and, according to CNN, told the Newspaper Association of America, "We have to do more to stand up to those who refuse to believe the reality that guns do kill and that common-sense gun measures can make a difference." When she ran for re-election in 2006, she earned a rating of "F" from the National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund.
For some the gun issue is about the Constitution; for Mrs. Clinton, it's apparently about "electability." We're less concerned about her motive than amused to see our senator attacking Mr. Obama from the right over the right-to-keep-and-bear-arms — and in a year that has seen high-profile deadly shooting sprees at Virginia Tech, Colorado churches, and a Nebraska shopping mall. To those who say this is no way to elect a president, here's an example of the way in which the prospect of confronting voters in an election pulls a politician closer to a mainstream policy position.
| Title | By | Date |
Veit Nam Veterans [56 words] |
Bridwell |
Dec 30, 2007 17:50 |
ABH [3 words] |
bluejacket |
Dec 20, 2007 12:39 |
Gun Control VS Banning Guns altogether! [135 words] |
JohnnyB |
Dec 19, 2007 17:47 |
Gun Control [162 words] |
James J. Bilenki Jr. (USN. RET.) |
Dec 16, 2007 17:02 |
She learns from mistakes and read the Bill of Rights [131 words] |
Claire M |
Dec 16, 2007 16:13 |
↔ She talks out of both sides of her mouth [84 words] |
Bob H. |
Dec 19, 2007 14:49 |
↔ Hillary best of the dems [234 words] |
Claire M |
Dec 20, 2007 02:47 |
Another Flip Flop [8 words] |
Donald Ingram |
Dec 13, 2007 12:41 |
I've been taking a survey... [76 words] |
Shotgun |
Dec 13, 2007 02:02 |
Lying pols [220 words] |
Draco |
Dec 12, 2007 21:54 |
Liar, liar, pants on fire... [29 words] |
freeman |
Dec 12, 2007 21:20 |
Pot Calling the Kettle Black [46 words] |
Britt |
Dec 12, 2007 20:14 |
↔ Pander [73 words] |
Tory |
Dec 13, 2007 04:55 |
Just Guns in general [46 words] |
George Pradarits |
Dec 12, 2007 19:23 |
Hillary never met a policy stance she couldn't flip flop on [19 words] |
Mark |
Dec 12, 2007 18:33 |
Quintessential Clinton [41 words] |
Roger.45 |
Dec 12, 2007 18:14 |
Rediculous Liberals [199 words] |
Keith Landry |
Dec 12, 2007 18:00 |
↔ Barack obama; unspun [533 words] |
Isabel S |
Dec 14, 2007 14:08 |
↔ isabel, become educated [319 words] |
Ralphy |
Dec 15, 2007 11:08 |
Dishonest, but at least not (as) stupid (as the others). [55 words] |
Ralph Phelan |
Dec 12, 2007 17:20 |
Hillary vs Huckster [78 words] |
Howard Lee |
Dec 12, 2007 11:41 |
↔ people are concerned about violent crime [129 words] |
jake |
Dec 12, 2007 16:29 |
↔ Gun control is not crime control [193 words] |
Seething in San Jose |
Dec 12, 2007 17:36 |
↔ nice fantasy, jake [186 words] |
slickvguy |
Dec 12, 2007 17:45 |
↔ What is Wrong with what Howard wrote? [323 words] |
Bob |
Dec 12, 2007 18:17 |
↔ Well said! [160 words] |
Seething in San Jose |
Dec 12, 2007 19:05 |
↔ Fear Controls [325 words] |
Mitch |
Dec 13, 2007 00:26 |
↔ Ignorance will not be bliss [142 words] |
Bobbi |
Dec 13, 2007 09:50 |
↔ jake, sad [118 words] |
ralphy |
Dec 13, 2007 14:07 |
↔ Comment on Hillary locks and loads [114 words] |
Stuart Buncher |
Jan 3, 2008 15:24 |
↔ 2nd amendment [107 words] |
rifle man |
Jan 30, 2008 22:43 |
just another example [30 words] |
Bill G |
Dec 12, 2007 11:09 |
What would you expect? [43 words] |
James Page |
Dec 12, 2007 09:56 |
↔ vote for Hillary [7 words] |
ART |
Dec 12, 2007 22:23 |
politics loathes principle [71 words] |
Don L |
Dec 12, 2007 06:11 |
↔ Re; Comment by Don L, Dec 12, 2007 06:11 [36 words] |
William Mayhue |
Dec 13, 2007 13:13 |
