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Originally Posted by Dbass
I don't want to say anything rash, this is new territory, the politics board!
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Wise, wise man, for a music maker!
You can probably tell I am a big supporter of PBS by my avatar! I belive that was right after Bert got the news on the money....
Back on topic, the problem with gun control is that it is a deal breaker in voting. I hate guns, but honestly other issues dwarf gun control problems in the US today. Get unemployment down, put some pride in a kid by giving him a school to go to that has computers, new books, windows, that sort of thing. Trade schools are dying in this country, but let's try to give a kid a choice between a trade or selling drugs. A few will suprise you. That will help the gun problem more than a politician making more laws with less cops. Plus, guns are not a negotiable issue. You either hate guns or you're packing two right now. I'd take Chuck Heston out for dinner myself if Dems would just walk away from this issue.
It is a perfect example of why Clinton was so good as a politician and why every other Dem looks like a trainee with a name badge. He never let the Republicans bait him into their issues. He always stayed "on topic" and Rapture itself wasn't going to rattle him.
With that said - I have to admit my enduring affection for Doc Dean. Crazy bastard. The republicans had Jesse Helms, Pat Robertson, Nixon, etc... It's only fair that we get the kid with Tourette's for a while.
