[William McKinley]

All of which said he would accept an extension of the status quo. None of which said or hinted or intimated that he was going to "strenuously push" for a "much more restrictive" AWB.

[atlaw]

Not to get in the middle of this, but I don't view as reassuring the clear indications by Pres. Bush that the assault weapons ban should be re-upped. If your point is: "He said he was going to pander to the liberals, and by golly he's pandering to the liberals," well, it's just not a very compelling point.