Posted on 01/18/2011 3:20:10 AM PST by Scanian
It seems pretty clear that Indiana Senator Richard Lugar has resigned himself to a primary challenge from his right flank and is attempting to shore up his support among moderate Republicans and dems.
This would explain his high profile effort to renew the ban on assault weapons.
Politico:
"Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) this weekend called on Congress to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004.
"Lugar is the first GOP senator to call for increased gun control following the Tucson tragedy that killed six people and wounded 13 others, including Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. But Lugar, who supported the initial 10-year-long assault weapons ban when it passed in 1994, said he's not optimistic about the chances for passing gun control legislation this Congress.
"'I believe it should be, but I recognize the fact that the politics domestically in our country with regard to this are on a different track altogether,' Lugar told Bloomberg Television's Al Hunt Jan. 14.
Lugar also noted the increase in ammunition sales since the shootings, which he suspected was out of fear that Congress might pass far-reaching gun control legislation in wake of the tragedy."
It will be very difficult to unseat Lugar who hasn't lost a state wide race since 1976. It will be interesting to see if the "out of touch" label that will surely be applied to him by a primary opponent will still resonate in 2012. My guess is it will and that Lugar will be in the fight of his political life.
As far as the assault weapons ban - forget about it. Not going to happen. Lugar knows this which makes his grandiose gesture even more insulting.
Which, he is partly guilty of fomenting, considering this ridiculous knee-jerk reaction. I don't suppose it matters the weapon used in Tucson wasn't an assault weapon. Then again, that definition is greatly distorted when left to politicians.
Gun control?
Why would anybody expect that? Just because there are a bunch of leftist pukes in control of the government?
Imagine!
People who have waited until now to get what they want and are scrambling for stuff are really stupid.
Both parties have been waiting for something like this for a long time to exploit.
2012...time for Lugar to retire.
put a cross-hair on his district please
Below is the real definition of Gun Control....
The choice is clear: Gun control as forced by the Chuck Schumer’s of the world is complicit in every violent crime committed. Conversely, gun control a la Ted Nugent is putting the second shot through the same hole as the first shot, where innocent lives are saved and recidivistic maggots come to a screeching halt, felled by the lovely ballet of good over evil we call the Double Tap Center Mass Boogie. Learn it, know it, love it, shoot it. Good guys should live, bad guys not so much.
Ted Nugent
Hoosiers need to take this POS out (aka; send him ‘back home to Indiana’) in 2012!
This piece of crap has made a career of sucking up to Democrats. I hope the voters there will show him the door.
“2012...time for Lugar to retire.”
TARGET him for retirement ;)
LLS
“put a cross-hair on his district please”
His district is the whole state of Indiana. More gun laws won’t go over well here. This RINO needs to go though. He is one of the worst in the Senate.
Time for Richard Lugar to retire and get a job tasseling corn.
I just wanted to make sure I didn’t get a visit from an alphabet soup agency...
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