[Lazamataz]

Using invalid analogies can make any argument seem reasonable. Yours is totally invalid.

Perhaps, but I have yet to be convinced of that. If we define the cliff as cutoff-point at which further gun-control measures are applied, and that the free-fall is increasingly prohibitive gun laws, and the splat at the end as a total ban on handguns, rifles or shotguns, I think the analogy holds up well. Democrats and Republicans both seem to be edging towards greater acceptance of gun controls, where Democrats are in a hurry and Republicans are a little more circumspect.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Anyone who appoints John Ashcroft to the AG position is NOT heading over any gun control cliff.

Why do you think the Left hates him so much?

America's electorate determines how far Left or Right a candidate can go an still remain electable. That is an iron law. Until that electorate is sufficiently educated about the realities of life any President must accomodate it while trying to educate it to the truth.

It is far more complex than a race to a cliff implies.