Comments on: Delay says No, kitty!

By: tgirsch

tgirsch — Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:54:10 +0000

Reward somebody, but not Delay. He’s one of the most corrupt SOB’s in the Congress. I think he’s under investigation for violating Texas’ campaign finance laws, which you have to work pretty hard to violate.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:09:48 +0000

Actually, the fact that the ban expires right before the election can work in our favor as well. If it expires, no one has to take responsibility — Delay can say it didn’t pass in the Senate, Frist can say it would never have passed in the House, and Bush can say it didn’t reach his desk. By contrast, if it is renewed, Bush pays for it in the election — people will not forget about the issue when the election is that close. Ditto politicians who are facing re-election this year. It’s an immediacy of consequences thing, and it’s much easier to share out blame for not doing something than it is to deflect blame for something you did.

We just have to make sure that the politicians understand there WILL be election consequences if they renew.

By: Manish

Manish — Sun, 11 Jul 2004 05:48:33 +0000

I have to agree with Jesse..I just don’t see Congress or the President letting the AWB expire 2 months before the election.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 21:01:25 +0000

It kinda worries me that Congress reconvenes on September 7th, just under a week before the AWB expires.

I’m dreading the thought that the media and anti-gun nutcases will be in full “OH MY GOD, CHILDREN ARE GOING TO DIE!!1 PLEASE, THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!” mode and the first thing they’ll do when they come back is extend the damn thing.

By: SayUncle : Conflicting reports

SayUncle : Conflicting reports — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

[...] Conflicting reports |By SayUncle| I told you that DeLay said that the Assault Weapons Ban will not be called up for a vote.