Cynical Nation

Joe Biden as a Liberal Democrat has the same problem many Union officials do when they get political and leave their working-class roots.

They have to try to remember the language when they come back to talk to the workers.

It happens in Construction Unions and it happens with the UFA and the PBA (the firefighter's and Cop's Unions respectively)...the Unions often (that's MOSTLY) tout Liberal candidates who promise the Unions everything), but the rank and file rarely votes for the Union's candidate, because they run counter to those workers on crime issues, taxes, etc.

The UFA's been fortunate (depending on your vantage) in that over the past few years, Steve Cassidy has been pro-Guiliani and later pro-Bush) so this crew hasn't been as out of touch as many in the past have.

Biden's spent so much time away from real work that he doesn't seem to remember how ridiculous lines like, "It's the patriotic thing to do to buck up and pay more taxes."

I ALMOST feel bad for him.

Biden's pandering is completely insulting to the intelligence of gun owners.

Don't think they're buying it for one second. Combined with the disingenuous carrying on by Obama and Biden, with the 'pholksy' dialects they put on while patronizing everyone on this issue, this issue alone will likely lose them the election.

It is so transparently insincere, it is nauseating.

I confess that I don't understand the gun-banner's mindset at all. How can they, ostensibly intelligent, rational people, put their brains on hold, and actually believe that any criminal who would be willing to threaten or kill his fellow man, would give a damn about a law forbidding carry, possession of any kind of lethal weapon.

Second amendment rights notwithstanding, if we think that we would have a snowballs chance of getting weapons "off the streets" let us examine our success in preventing the flow of thousands of tons of illegal drugs, and preventing the crossing of hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants.

Although Biden and Obama could never likely round up all the guns under their watch, they can and would do serious damage to this right, by relentless, incremental baby steps.

It would start with so-called semi automatic assault weapons, You know, the ones that are used in less than 1/10th of a percent of gun crime. (FBI uniform crime report). They are just ugly enough, and look menacing enough to be excellent target of a gun ban. Fact is, even an M16 fires a cartridge that isn't nearly as devastating as a typical hunting round like a .308 or 30.06. But the average person doesn't know this.

The majority opinion in Heller vs D.C. has re-affirmed Miller VS US, in the sense that the 2nd amendment specifically protects weapons that are suited for militia (read military) use, or weapons that are in common use at the time.

AK47s, M16/M4, Beretta 9 mm, etc are the most commonly used weapons of our time, and therefore, ought to be the most protected.

The compromise, in terms of "reasonable restrictions" is already in place: unless registered prior to 1986, civilian versions of these weapons are not fully automatic, requiring the trigger to be pulled once for each round fired.

There is very good reason to protect these weapons in particular. Part of the myriad of reasons our founders created the Second Amendment is so that the People would have an ultimate recourse against future tyranny. Candidates like Obama and Biden, with their cynical though thinly veiled attempts at duping the electorate, serve to highlight the wisdom of the founding fathers.

Sure, we won't have outright gun confiscation a broad scale . . . right away. But until we draw a permanent line in the sand, and specifically codify the limits of government infringement in our courts and legislatures, we may depend on a relentless chipping away of this fundamental right to keep and bear until one day we will look up, and the right will have ceased to exist.

The assault on the 2nd Amendment is an assault on the cornerstone of Liberty - the right to violently (when necessary) defend one's person and PROPERTY.

Those who support gun restrictions deliberately target legal gun owners because they couldn't "give a fack" (as they say in England) about criminals getting and using guns.

"I confess that I don't understand the gun-banner's mindset at all. How can they, ostensibly intelligent, rational people...." There's your mistake right there! I don't believe there ARE ANY "intelligent, rational people" who consider gun restrictions or gun bans a "good idea."

"...this issue (gun rights) alone will likely lose them the election..." (Christopher Hoffman)


It'd be nice to think so, but I'not at all certain.

I think this will be a close election and I believe the last six weeks here are going to get very dirty...on both sides.

The most heartening news to date is that despite the GOP's brand being in the shitter since 2006, the Dems (almost certainly due to the Pelosi-Reid Congress' mid-teen approval ratings) brand is just as badly tarnished lately.

THAT didn't take long!

I hate to say this out loud, BUT, I believe I'd trade a Republican/Conservative House and Senate for an Obama Presidency at this point.

The BEST years we had were with the Gingrich Congress sterring the ship and Bill Clinton going along for the ride (welfare reform, spending cuts, Cap Gains cuts, etc.).

Don't get me wrong, I'd rather NOT see an Obama/Biden win, but I think taking back BOTH Houses of Congress (the Legislature) would be the most vital thing of all.

That really should be in Conservative hands.

"...this issue (gun rights) alone will likely lose them the election..." (Christopher Hoffman)


It'd be nice to think so, but I'not at all certain.

I think this will be a close election and I believe the last six weeks here are going to get very dirty...on both sides.

The most heartening news to date is that despite the GOP's brand being in the shitter since 2006, the Dems (almost certainly due to the Pelosi-Reid Congress' mid-teen approval ratings) brand is just as badly tarnished lately.

THAT didn't take long!

I hate to say this out loud, BUT, I believe I'd trade a Republican/Conservative House and Senate for an Obama Presidency at this point.

The BEST years we had were with the Gingrich Congress sterring the ship and Bill Clinton going along for the ride (welfare reform, spending cuts, Cap Gains cuts, etc.).

Don't get me wrong, I'd rather NOT see an Obama/Biden win, but I think taking back BOTH Houses of Congress (the Legislature) would be the most vital thing of all.

That really should be in Conservative hands.

OK, OK....I give Biden some newfound cred for being FUNNY, although I've gotta say, "Who writes his stuff, Al Franken?"

I say that because Al Franken's not all that funny either...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTBZHf6WyG0