MILLER: Hide your guns

[jgreiner]

Democrats vow to pursue more gun-control laws

Once again, Emily Miller is spot on.

 

[Huzrjim]

Love her columns!

 

[Kev]

Very nice.. let's all send her our support!

 

[actaeon277]

Dems must think opinions have shifted in the wake of them drumming on about the mass shootings.
I think they have overestimated people changing to their side, and it may sink them.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

Dems must think opinions have shifted in the wake of them drumming on about the mass shootings.
I think they have overestimated people changing to their side, and it may sink them.

Unless Romney & the Republicans falter badly in the next two months, I suspect the Democrats are BADLY underestimating their support.

 

[Lex Concord]

Unless Romney & the Republicans falter badly in the next two months, I suspect the Democrats are BADLY underestimating their support.

I don't know...

While this isn't scientific, it makes me wonder. I spend nearly an hour on the road each day...in those travels over the last few months, I have seen numerous Obama bumper stickers, a fair amount of Ron Paul stickers, but exactly zero Romney bumper stickers.

I realize the psychology involved in such self identification, but I also remember seeing a boatload of McCain/Palin bumper stickers in '08, when I wasn't on the road nearly as much...maybe the orders aren't back from the printers yet

 

[IndyDave1776]

I don't know...

While this isn't scientific, it makes me wonder. I spend nearly an hour on the road each day...in those travels over the last few months, I have seen numerous Obama bumper stickers, a fair amount of Ron Paul stickers, but exactly zero Romney bumper stickers.

I realize the psychology involved in such self identification, but I also remember seeing a boatload of McCain/Palin bumper stickers in '08, when I wasn't on the road nearly as much...maybe the orders aren't back from the printers yet

This is a pretty common thing. I do see some Romney stickers, but my guess is that people inclined toward a conservative candidate seem less inclined toward decorating themselves or their vehicles than do those supporting a D candidate. I am happy to carry this into the thought that if the bumper stickers were solid indicators, the Ds should be carrying every election by at least an 8:1 margin.

 

[Quad]

This is a pretty common thing. I do see some Romney stickers, but my guess is that people inclined toward a conservative candidate seem less inclined toward decorating themselves or their vehicles than do those supporting a D candidate. I am happy to carry this into the thought that if the bumper stickers were solid indicators, the Ds should be carrying every election by at least an 8:1 margin.

Let's not forget that the D's typically want to force their opinions on others, while R's typically just want to be left alone with as few infringements as possible.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Let's not forget that the D's typically want to force their opinions on others, while R's typically just want to be left alone with as few infringements as possible.

Absolutely! Wanting to be left alone and wanting to make sword-point converts to your way are definitely polar opposites and very much the case here.

 

[Lex Concord]

This is a pretty common thing. I do see some Romney stickers, but my guess is that people inclined toward a conservative candidate seem less inclined toward decorating themselves or their vehicles than do those supporting a D candidate. I am happy to carry this into the thought that if the bumper stickers were solid indicators, the Ds should be carrying every election by at least an 8:1 margin.

I get that, but I saw McCain stickers out the wazoo in '08...maybe it was a Palin thing.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I get that, but I saw McCain stickers out the wazoo in '08...maybe it was a Palin thing.

I will agree with that. Even I had one (Palin w/o McStupid, that is), and I am absolutely not a sticker person!

 

[Aggar]

This is from the article.

"I asked many Democratic leaders about the party’s position on firearms at the convention, but almost all claimed not to have read that section of the platform. Jesse Jackson was one of the few willing to come out and say he wants to ban all guns except bolt-action rifles, shotguns and revolvers."

Love how they admitted hey didn't read that section and how rev Jackson wants to ban them all except. Does that go for law enforcement too? And the military? Hey while we're at it lets turn off the Internet.

 

[Disposable Heart]

"If the time comes to bury your guns, the time has come to dig them up..." -unknown

 

[Lex Concord]

Absolutely! Wanting to be left alone and wanting to make sword-point converts to your way are definitely polar opposites and very much the case here.

Another wholly unscientific data point...

I was out today and saw a pickup that still had a McCain/Palin sticker...no Romney sticker...there were at least 4 other bumper stickers on the truck, so this one's a sticker guy...I'm more of a decal guy myself (think full rear window coverage). I'll let y'all guess which candidate.

 

[Expat]

Another wholly unscientific data point...

I was out today and saw a pickup that still had a McCain/Palin sticker...no Romney sticker...there were at least 4 other bumper stickers on the truck, so this one's a sticker guy...I'm more of a decal guy myself (think full rear window coverage). I'll let y'all guess which candidate.

Palin injected some excitement into that race, so I think that put some stickers on vehicles. As you have probably noticed, I consider myself a conservative Republican. I have no excitement about voting for Romney. I am only excited about voting against President Obama. I think that is the only thing that is energizing the base on the right at all. A feeling that voting for Romney is our patriotic duty to try to slow the bleeding and destruction of our country.

 

[Lex Concord]

Palin injected some excitement into that race, so I think that put some stickers on vehicles. As you have probably noticed, I consider myself a conservative Republican. I have no excitement about voting for Romney. I am only excited about voting against President Obama. I think that is the only thing that is energizing the base on the right at all. A feeling that voting for Romney is our patriotic duty to try to slow the bleeding and destruction of our country.

I get it. I actually considered voting M/P last time because of her...but didn't. It didn't matter either way.

 

[TAT7]

This is from the article.

..." Jesse Jackson was one of the few willing to come out and say he wants to ban all guns except bolt-action rifles, shotguns and revolvers.".

if that happens there's always this...

 

[IndyDave1776]

Another wholly unscientific data point...

I was out today and saw a pickup that still had a McCain/Palin sticker...no Romney sticker...there were at least 4 other bumper stickers on the truck, so this one's a sticker guy...I'm more of a decal guy myself (think full rear window coverage). I'll let y'all guess which candidate.

It seems reasonable to me that the party whose titular leader promised his faithful that he will punish their enemies would also make it easy for others to understand what they are supposed to think/support.

 

[jgreiner]

I don't know...

While this isn't scientific, it makes me wonder. I spend nearly an hour on the road each day...in those travels over the last few months, I have seen numerous Obama bumper stickers, a fair amount of Ron Paul stickers, but exactly zero Romney bumper stickers.

I realize the psychology involved in such self identification, but I also remember seeing a boatload of McCain/Palin bumper stickers in '08, when I wasn't on the road nearly as much...maybe the orders aren't back from the printers yet

Just the opposite for me. I see a number of Romney stickers (including mine) and I work on a college campus. In 2008, I saw a ton of Obama ones. Those 2008 ones have all come off, btw.

And folks, in 1988, Dukakis led Bush by 17 after the Democratic Convention. Just sayin.

 

[2A_Tom]

Yeah, right, look at where I live. I'm gonna put a romney sticker on my car?

I carry, but I don't want to have to use it.