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Tancredo also, in my opinion, is trying real hard to make himself look more important than he is. Shooting the messenger does not change the import of the message

The messenger shooting himself is another story, though .

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The messenger shooting himself is another story, though .

A politician shoots himself when he hears the voice of the people and refuses to respond. In political circles that's generally accepted as the way a democratic republic works.