To: Doc #1; Sabertooth
"The Bush team has neutralized a potential Democratic campaign issue."
I don't think so.
Suppose congress doesn't pass it.
Well, the congress happens to be held by Republicans.
Since he's the leader of his party, Democrats can criticize Bush for not working hard enough to bring congress into line and pass the bill. By not actively working for what he claims to support, he will be cast as either impotent or feigning impotence, of being disingenuous.
Either way, a Democratic candidate can claim to be a better alternative.
Being disingenuous appears to be the core of the "strategery" advocated by some here. I don't think most Americans will be fooled by this tactic.
I also don't think Bush is being disingenuous, actually. My hunch is that the ban will be renewed, Bush supports it like his spokesmen say he does, and he is merely aligning himself to get out in front of that event. Late support, too, would be cast as disingenuous.
36 posted on
05/08/2003 11:24:39 AM PDT by
Tauzero
To: Tauzero
My hunch is that the ban will be renewedMoreover, there will be plenty of people who will call it a "victory" for gun rights because it was not as bad as the more restrictive alternative.
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