DA, do you have AWB tattooed on your person?
How, by joining it?
Are those like Truck Nutz?
Gun owners will punish the Dems, and rightfully so. They knew full well that guns are the third rail of politics, and they still tried to pass legislation. When they lose seats, hopefully in epic proportions, they should realize that they must never attempt such nonsense again.
Bills with 90% public support are hardly a “third rail”. Punishment for voting against the people is already being meted out severely, but not to the bill’s supporters.
Dream on.
Sure, ‘Gun Nuts’ weren’t going to vote Democratic anyway. But there are some gun owners that are on the fence over the background check issue. But that was just in the Senate. When you’re talking about the IRS targeting people based on background checks and the Justice Department wiretapping the press, fewer of those people will be willing to jump over the fence. That’s what the conversation will sound like, the Republicans are better at controlling the conversation than the Democrats are. This scandal stuff won’t spearhead the GOP assault, it’s the non-stop shelling to soften up the enemy.
I see that number thrown about often. However, what I don’t see is an analysis by congressional district. I suspect that alleged public support comes from a few urban districts, with high population density. The political reality is that there are many rural districts, with low population density, where it is highly unlikely that a majority support the gun grabbers. If someone were to make a map, I think it might look a lot like the blue/red electoral maps…lots of blue in cities, lots of red in rural areas.
Which people and what fence? The Democrats could lose some seats in the Senate based on the cycle of seats coming up for a vote and some retirements, but it’s hard to see the composition of the House changing a whole lot and I doubt the Republicans are going to pick up six seats- nevermind attributing it to this.
Fondling them or fondling their guns? 
Oakie:
Its is true that our electoral maps are skewed in such a way that geographical entities have more political power than actual people. Which is ok with you, so long as you get your way?
But it won’t do to remind people of that, they live with some comforting myths about equality of power among voters. And the proposed legislation was so utterly mild and watered down its almost impossible to oppose it for a sensible and reasonable person. Which is why it got such high approval ratings. But get it it did, and that’s a fact. The other fact is that the NRA has more political power than a majority of Americans. And that is a very ugly fact.
Assuming that you and I share some respect for the American ideals of democracy, how do you justify that, outside of simply having your way and fuck everybody else?
My position is no change also. I’m saying the Republicans should be weak right now because of their lack of accomplishment and dumb moves like the Bengazi nonsense and the background check vote, but the Democrats won’t be able to take advantage of that because they don’t control the conversation well, and they won’t do enough negative campaigning to get the backdrop to a neutral color. They’ll be tied up dealing with damage control, and by election time they won’t be able to swing districts or states. The Republicans might be able to by coming up with a good last minute gimmick like the Contract on America. They can do that if they can think of something (doubtful I’m sure) because the Democrats don’t do the prep work for the final battle.
I like how this became an opportunity for Oak’s pony to come up and show us its trick. Again.
The scandals are ultimately trivial. Benghazi is an utter joke and Issa is just making himself look worse over time. And the IRS thing was a local office. Most people don’t blame Jack if their burger doesn’t have pickles.
What kind of background checks and which people are you referring to? I’ve only heard about the scrutiny of groups with “patriot” and “tea party” in the name.
See next sentence.
The Republicans are in a bad position. Have you noticed what’s going on with immigration reform? Is there anything other than maybe a couple of Senate retirements that’s likely to change anything in 2014?
I certainly doubt it, since there was no legislation to grab guns.
The IRS one may have. That something actually happened and that it involved the IRS and conservative groups basically hits every single button for a lot of people. We saw in 2010 that mid terms are all about enthusiasm, and even if there is absolutely nothing to that scandal it hits the right key words to send them into apoplexy. The attempt at gun control and a possible ruling on gay rights will play a bigger part though. Republican voters are just more reliable and more easily riled up, it plays well for mid term elections. I expect heavy losses for Democrats near to 2010.
And that in part is probably why two top IRS people are already out the door even though the person who was running the IRS when this stuff happened left in November.
It doesn’t matter one tiny bit. Look at Oakminster’s post if you need a reminder of the level of irrationality you are dealing with. What actually happened is completely inconsequential, the only thing that matters is that the IRS came after some conservative groups and that is something millions of people with zero understanding of any actual facts can use to justify every single one of their fears.
What, by turning out? It’s not like they were gonna vote Dem anyway.