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I was driving back from lunch feeling good – (tuna on wholegrain bread with tomato, guacamole and bean sprouts…too good). Caught in traffic on I95 when I see the above bumper sticker on some guy’s car and all I could do is shake my head. It was another reminder of the degree of ignorance out there. Almost makes you want to slap some sense into people’s heads.
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Just when I think I’m understanding the gun culture mindset, they do something to throw me off. First there was guns and booze. I swallowed hard but…ok. Then guns in parks. I struggled with that one too but finally came around. The guns in churches was going to take some time to accept and then…out of nowhere, comes the following…
BUTLER, Mo. — Those purchasing a vehicle at Max Motors in Missouri will receive an AK-47 assault rifle with their purchase during the month of August.
“We already did handguns,” Muller said. “Let’s do something more fun — AKs. You ever shot an AK? Oh, they’re a blast.”
I’m sure they are. Every household should have an assault rifle right next to their Jack Daniels, picnic basket and Bible.
The guns and car combo reminds me of that classic scene from Godfather 1 when Sonny takes his final, lonely ride…
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Finding it difficult to figure this one out.
After going AWOL for seven days, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he’d secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he’d been having an affair.
Questions about Sanford’s whereabouts arose early this week. For two days after reporters started asking questions, his office had said he had gone hiking on the Appalachian Trail.
Appalachian Trail? What was the man thinking? Another Republican presidential hopeful bites the dust.
The Washington Post has an interesting piece on Republican’s sorry state in light of this latest scandal.
Coming a week after Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) admitted to an extramarital affair, the scandal will impact the Republicans in several ways. First, it further damages the GOP brand, potentially driving away more voters or at least making it more difficult to win back some of those who abandoned the party in the past two elections. Second, it could disillusion social and religious conservatives — a critically important part of the Republican coalition — who may now wonder whether those who share the Republican label truly share their values. Third, the Sanford saga removes one more new-generation GOP leader from the field of prospective 2012 candidates, adding to doubts about the strength of the party’s bench.
Glenn Church over at Foolocracy takes a look at the Sanford scandal from a different angle and here’s an interactive thingy on political sex scandals over the last 35 years.
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Why would anyone believe that this is a good idea?
NASHVILLE — The House on Monday passed a bill to allow people with handgun carry permits to bring their weapons into establishments that serve alcohol.
The chamber voted 70-26 in favor of the bill sponsored by Rep. Curry Todd, a Collierville Republican and a retired police officer.
“It’s a matter of public safety,” Todd said after the vote. “It’s a matter of them protecting themselves, which they have a right to do.
“And to make them leave their guns in the car is just asinine,” he said.
The bill passed the House 66-23 and the Senate approved the measure in a 26-7 vote. Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen was unable to veto the bill.
“For a couple hundred years in this country we have understood the rationale for not mixing guns and alcohol,” Bredesen said. “And to change it in this way in this state, for reasons that don’t seem the least bit clear, I just think is a real mistake.”
Todd’s response was that his proposal was supported by the National Rifle Association.
Well, there you go. If the NRA approves, then it’s got to be a brilliant piece of legislation. I’m sure that the 90% of adult Tennesseans (is that what you call ‘em?) who don’t own firearms will sleep better knowing that their local drunk is packing heat as he downs his 14th beer.
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