Glenn E. Meyer
New member
Listening to the talking heads this morning, I've come to the opinion that the only way to get to a president with a decent opinion on the RKBA is too support George W in a decisive manner and get the others out of the field.
It is clear that a Democratic victory will bring more defeats for the RKBA. Watching John Podesta just laugh at the suggestion that smart guns would put at risk wives who might need to use the husband's gun for self-defense made me shudder. He said we should really think about saving the children and the police offer whose gun is taken from him. About 50
cops are killed each year. 4000 women prevent rape with guns. How many would be at risk
with a hubby only smart gun?
I watched McCain - boy - does he have weird affect. They were talking about the Cuban kid and he was smiling happily at all the wrong places. He then went on a riff about how tax cuts should go only to the poor. Screw him.
My parents didn't graduate high school. My mother grew up in an orphanage before the days of big taxes. Now that I am making a decent salary - am I a cash cow? Cut the damn government.
McCain is no friend to the RKBA either. The man thinks he will take over the Dole wing of the party.
Forbes looks like a melted plastic Frankenstein doll. He spouts bizaare phrases
and looks like the sequel to Chuckie Runs For President. He was asked about the SC flag issue and went into a robotic tirade about how as long as Old Glory flies blah blah.
Finally, he said it was up to the people of SC but the verbal path he took convinces me that he will go over with the general public like an iceberg to the Titanic. His positions on abortion will not attract any centrist votes.
If you care about that more than the RKBA, you have to enter that in your evaluation of the election outcomes.
Forbes is also quite egocentric. While Dole was a loser, Forbes was willing to savage him for his own gain. He is willing to do that to Bush so that if he (Forbes) loses, Bush is hurt. I get a feel that he would enjoy that.
Keyes, Bauer and Hatch are marginal. They may be entertaining to watch but could not carry the general election.
Bush has the most reasonable demeanor and presentation for the general election. He would not be an automatic losing candidate for Hispanic minorities as the others might be.
He has been pro-gun in TX (except unless you
are one who denounces CHLs) as compared to
most big name Republican governors. I don't feel that he would be a part of an anti-gun effort. Perhaps he would learn from the mistakes of his father on these issues.
He is not seen as anti-women. His position on abortion is not an automatic disqualification.
To conclude: it is to our RKBA benefit to quickly eliminate the others from the race and prepare to face Gore or Bradley by a clever appeal to the centrist vote and preserving the RKBA.
Such a platform would argue that:
1. Existing laws are adequate to do the job
2. CHLs and self-defense data are convincing
that law-abiding citizens need firearms
and use them successfully.
In a second term, perhaps proactive steps could be taken. Maybe earlier with the right
Congress.
It is not the time to vote for losers and
then complain about the result.
The Votes Are in the Center
It is clear that a Democratic victory will bring more defeats for the RKBA. Watching John Podesta just laugh at the suggestion that smart guns would put at risk wives who might need to use the husband's gun for self-defense made me shudder. He said we should really think about saving the children and the police offer whose gun is taken from him. About 50
cops are killed each year. 4000 women prevent rape with guns. How many would be at risk
with a hubby only smart gun?
I watched McCain - boy - does he have weird affect. They were talking about the Cuban kid and he was smiling happily at all the wrong places. He then went on a riff about how tax cuts should go only to the poor. Screw him.
My parents didn't graduate high school. My mother grew up in an orphanage before the days of big taxes. Now that I am making a decent salary - am I a cash cow? Cut the damn government.
McCain is no friend to the RKBA either. The man thinks he will take over the Dole wing of the party.
Forbes looks like a melted plastic Frankenstein doll. He spouts bizaare phrases
and looks like the sequel to Chuckie Runs For President. He was asked about the SC flag issue and went into a robotic tirade about how as long as Old Glory flies blah blah.
Finally, he said it was up to the people of SC but the verbal path he took convinces me that he will go over with the general public like an iceberg to the Titanic. His positions on abortion will not attract any centrist votes.
If you care about that more than the RKBA, you have to enter that in your evaluation of the election outcomes.
Forbes is also quite egocentric. While Dole was a loser, Forbes was willing to savage him for his own gain. He is willing to do that to Bush so that if he (Forbes) loses, Bush is hurt. I get a feel that he would enjoy that.
Keyes, Bauer and Hatch are marginal. They may be entertaining to watch but could not carry the general election.
Bush has the most reasonable demeanor and presentation for the general election. He would not be an automatic losing candidate for Hispanic minorities as the others might be.
He has been pro-gun in TX (except unless you
are one who denounces CHLs) as compared to
most big name Republican governors. I don't feel that he would be a part of an anti-gun effort. Perhaps he would learn from the mistakes of his father on these issues.
He is not seen as anti-women. His position on abortion is not an automatic disqualification.
To conclude: it is to our RKBA benefit to quickly eliminate the others from the race and prepare to face Gore or Bradley by a clever appeal to the centrist vote and preserving the RKBA.
Such a platform would argue that:
1. Existing laws are adequate to do the job
2. CHLs and self-defense data are convincing
that law-abiding citizens need firearms
and use them successfully.
In a second term, perhaps proactive steps could be taken. Maybe earlier with the right
Congress.
It is not the time to vote for losers and
then complain about the result.
The Votes Are in the Center
