The apologists are tripping all over themselves to convince either us (or themselves?) that Kirsten Gillibrand's "evolution" on guns is all part of some pragmatic master political plan.
The newest hope they're clinging to:
She keeps two rifles under her bed.
The newest hope they're clinging to:
She keeps two rifles under her bed.
"If I want to protect my family, if I want to have a weapon in the home, that should be my right."Well, then, no need for concern. We can all go back to sleep now. I mean, if she owns guns, she must be one of us. Right Lon Horiuchi and Ray Schoenke?
But wait--there's a new development:
Ah... situation resolved:
Especially after this
and this
and this (second feature at link)
and this...?
As usual, I probably just don't know what I'm talking about, right, Jacob?
UPDATE: Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. You might even convince yourself her Tiahrt reversal is smart politics.
That
A spokesman says the rifles are not loaded...So you're going to protect your family by using them as clubs...?
Ah... situation resolved:
Gillibrand removes guns from under bedIf she won't defend her own right to keep and bear arms, what type of wishful thinking makes anybody think she'll defend theirs?
Especially after this
and this
and this (second feature at link)
and this...?
As usual, I probably just don't know what I'm talking about, right, Jacob?
UPDATE: Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. You might even convince yourself her Tiahrt reversal is smart politics.
That
and this
and this (second feature at link)
and this...?
As usual, I probably just don't know what I'm talking about, right, Jacob?
UPDATE: Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. You might even convince yourself her Tiahrt reversal is smart politics.
That makes one a "realist"? Cool, we can all relax now. Besides, Jacob has met her in person.
I like that "perfect is the enemy of the good" platitude almost as much as "Politics is the art of the possible," as if people who discourage envelope pushing know where the boundaries of possibility lie.
Oh, and Dave's not here.
and this (second feature at link)
and this...?
As usual, I probably just don't know what I'm talking about, right, Jacob?
UPDATE: Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better. You might even convince yourself her Tiahrt reversal is smart politics.
That makes one a "realist"? Cool, we can all relax now. Besides, Jacob has met her in person.
I like that "perfect is the enemy of the good" platitude almost as much as "Politics is the art of the possible," as if people who discourage envelope pushing know where the boundaries of possibility lie.
Oh, and Dave's not here.