Replies

" President is a human politician. He's got more character than most, but he's certainly fallible."

I just heard Scott McClellan quoting President Bush as praising the Supreme Court decision.

I've talked to a lot of my friends in the Pro-Life and Gun Rights movements...not a single one will ever vote for George Bush again. This issue, his signing that bill into law, is as bad a decision as Roe v. Wade.

If a large chunk of Pro-Lifers and gun owners sit out the election, or vote for a third party candidate, and President Bush loses, he'll only have himself to blame.

THIS issue, banning groups that I support (like Jews For the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, Gun Owners of America and various Right to Life groups) from running ads pointing out politician's stances, is THE touchpoint for me in "compromise."

I won't do it, I won't vote for them, period...and if it costs a moderate the election and a left-winger gets in, then so be it. Let the chips fall where they may.

I can take a lot of things from politicians...tax hikes, wavering on social issues like gays, porn, etc., but not this.

When it comes to Constitutional issues like stopping people from expressing their support or dissaproval of politicians 60 days within an election, it is SO un-American that I would sooner see the devil himself elected, than for me to have taken an active part in electing that person.

Ed

The pro-life groups, 2nd amendment groups, and other affected groups should put President Bush and the Congressional Republicans on notice - either this law gets repealed or we vote for none of the above in the next speech-restricted election. The clock is ticking, they have until November 2004. Our votes are not to be taken for granted, especially when the people we voted for are actively working to betray us and our causes.

As horrified as I am about this I think that McClellen's response is mostly ambiguous. I think that we should give the White House a day to respond. Below is what he actually said. If he is smart he will come out swinging. If he does not them you are absolutely correct in your judgement, IMHO at least. I cannot believe that there is any real energy for this in the swing voters or even the "useful idiot wing" of the Democratic Party. He should just come out and say that the whole thing was a screwup and then work to fix it. BTW, There is a brief but interesting interview of Ken Starr on the WP web site.

Ken Starr interview

From the White House site

Q Can you comment on the campaign finance ruling by the Supreme Court today upholding the ban on soft money contributions?

MR. McCLELLAN: Well, first of all, the President supported the campaign finance legislation and signed it into law because he believes that overall it helped improve the system. And I think today's court ruling will help bring some clarity to the process. And our Counsel's Office will be reviewing this rather lengthy decision -- I think it's 119 pages -- so our Counsel's Office will be reviewing that decision.