Point 4, you've not managed to substantiate your own claims with sources. Citing the media is NOT the same as citing Bush on a position. Just because the media printed it doesn't make it an official Bush position. Hogwash. Magaw was quoted. Magaw worked for Bush. Are you claiming that the media was lying when quoting Magaw?
How about Tom Ridge? As director of homeland security, you would think that he represents Bush's direction. He hasn't been fired.
http://www.americanpolicy.org/newswire/v5n2.htm
"I don't think we want to equip our pilots with firearms," said Ridge. "That doesn't make a lot of sense to me."
Point one, I didn't claim that sources were unavailable or nonexistent, I said that at BEST the sources would NOT show Bush saying that he opposed arming pilots.
Source? You have none.
I had some. Why isn't Tom Ridge history? Bush signed the bill because it included other provisions that he wanted. Clearly he was compromising and his administration has been opposed to the idea. Do you really think that Magaw and Ridge were expressing opposing policies to what Bush has laid out to them?
Get real.
Point 4, you've not managed to substantiate your own claims with sources. Citing the media is NOT the same as citing Bush on a position. Just because the media printed it doesn't make it an official Bush position. - Southack
"Hogwash. Magaw was quoted. Magaw worked for Bush. Are you claiming that the media was lying when quoting Magaw?" - Demidog
No, silly!
I claimed that you couldn't show Bush personally opposing arming pilots, contrary to your original wild-eyed claim against him. Then I said that at best, you'd be able to show only non-Bush sources claiming that Bush was against arming pilots.
And guess what?! All that you've managed to show are non-Bush sources!
You've also managed to ignore the clear pattern that Bush has established with his track record (e.g. signing CCW as governor in Texas, signing two pro-gun pilot-arming bills into law as President, ordering Ashcroft and Olsen to support "individual" 2nd Amendment rights, firing the most vocal Bush admin official -Magaw- to oppose arming pilots, et al).