Posted on 01/07/2013 10:02:19 AM PST by Perseverando
Obama wrecked his first term by ramming through nationalized health care by any means necessary, including cutting dirty deals with industry lobbies and violating the law and the Constitution more ways than you can count while defying the Supreme Court to do something about it. Not only did this lead to a national backlash and the Republican control of Congress, but the controversy and the lawsuits are still dragging on into his second term.
And now it looks like it’s about to be deja vu all over again.
Just when the Republican Party seemed to be as directionless and confused as it was in 2008, the GOP is getting a free gift from Obama, an issue that was alienate even moderate Democrats, polarize the electorate and lead to another national backlash.
The War against the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
the White House is developing strategies to work around the National Rifle Association that one source said could include rallying support from Wal-Mart and other gun retailers for measures that would benefit their businesses.
Gun retailers, unlike drug and health insurance companies, aren’t going to get their income from the government no matter what happens. Spending millions on gun control ads targeting gun shows is just going to hurt them with the majority of their customers with little to show for it.
One potential strategy would be to win support for specific measures from interest groups that are normally aligned with the NRA, according to one person who works closely with the administration on gun-related issues and who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the issue’s sensitivity.
For instance, this person suggested, Wal-Mart and other major gun retailers may have an incentive to
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“We’ll just have to pass the gun control law before we know what’s in it.”
Thank you, Nancy
Republican politicians are feckless, self-interested toadies. If Obama wants to ram through restrictive gun laws, the GOP will pee and moan and whine like the impotent fools that they are, as they watch the restrictions enacted.
As always the media will provide Obama all the cover he needs.
“All conservatives who stayed home and didn’t vote against this communist monster dictator Obama , are responsible for electing Obama.”
I share your outrage at that. But they will come along and tell you that Romney would have done the same or worse.
“Oh crap, Fast and Furious didn’t work and our talking point of mom and pop stores being the source of cartel guns didn’t pan out as it was us sending those guns south. I know! Let’s shake down businesses with blackmail and extortion to get them to cry for gun control! Brilliant!”- Obama.
Massachussetts gun ban against semi-autos, signed by governor Romney.
Yeah I know even though Romney made a case for federalism and state’s rights which showed the distinction from the Obama piece of crap communist . Not that Romney was ideal. I was for Sarah Palin. But Romney was better than this monster Obama, anything is.
states rights and federalism
2nd Amendment wis incorporated against the states.
States rights have nothing to do with that one.
You got that right. I tried to convince some on FR that we must support the lesser of the two evils regardless if that was the case. Else we are done.
“Massachussetts gun ban against semi-autos, signed by governor Romney.”
As predicted.
The bottom line here is that Democrats rally around their candidate, Republicans form a circular firing squad around theirs.
Democrats will continue to beat our brains out for the foreseeable future.
Horsecrap. Blame the GOP-E for bending rules, cheating, and badmouthing conservatives. That's where the blame belongs.
Besides, if we conservatives that didn't vote for your liberal GOP candidate have so much power, you are going to need to deal rationally with us, if you ever want to win again.
Like not pushing liberal candidates.
/johnny
Romney promised to repeal Obamacare so that’s not ONE difference. And I know Romney wouldn’t be making this push that the Obama communist is for taking away our gun rights.
I’m not bad mouthing anybody . I’m stating a FACT. the fact that many conservatives stayed home or didn’t vote to stop Obama got Obama elected.
Romney promised to repeal Obamacare so that’s just ONE difference. And I know Romney wouldn’t be making this push that the Obama communist is for taking away our gun rights.
I’m not bad mouthing anybody . I’m stating a FACT. the fact that many conservatives stayed home or didn’t vote to stop Obama got Obama elected.
July 1 2004 he signed a permanent ban on semi-autos in Massachussetts.
Yes, he would.
http://www.nationalgunrights.org/pres_files/Romneyflier.pdf
http://www.ontheissues.org/2012/Mitt_Romney_Gun_Control.htm
And two threads about it:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2877942/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2874131/posts
Yes, on the subject of guns he’d have been just as bad.
Further, States Rights have nothing to do with the 2nd Amendment.
2nd Amendment was incorporated against the states and thus no state can miraculously ignore.
So saying that “States Rights” means that as Governor Romney could sign a ban on guns and be okay for Conservatives to support is intellectually dishonest at best.
It isn’t about States Rights or how butthurt you are over Romeny losing.
It’s about our rights, and he’d have trampled them just the same.
The GOP forced his nomination down our throats, they’d already chosen for us who the nominee was going to be.
In the last two elections they chose a RINO.
Open your eyes and grow up.
Democrats will continue to beat the GOP because the democrats are better liberals than the wanna-be liberal GOP.
People like you need to own that pushing liberals in the GOP is what cost you the election.
/johnny
I don’t care about Romney . I just want this Obama gone and for this Obama communist and the government to leave us alone.
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