I see lots of energy spent that encapsulates to: ….”republicans are going to lose the midterms”…. [More]
I’m sorry, but it’s not all due to Vichycons. Much of it is self-inflicted.
Finger-pointing and denial don’t help.
[Via bondmen]
Tag: Republicans
You Get What You Pay For
In a withering critique of Brown’s handling of the case, Smith decried his fellow jurist as an “unskilled magician” caught in an “illogical straitjacket,” who was handing a victory to Democratic billionaire George Soros and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. [More]
Why did Trump nominate him? Why did Abbott stump for the guy? Why did Republicans as a bloc vote to confirm him?
“It’s out of character,” some will say? “It took us by surprise”…?
I’m more of a “When a guy starts hitting his wife he’s been abusing her in other ways for some time” kinda analyzer.
The $64,000 Question
BREAKING: JD Vance RIPS into Thomas Massie at Turning Point Event [Watch]
Here’s the thing I never hear his critics address:
When he takes a position contrary to what the president and party are pushing, what does the Constitution say?
A Matter of Degree?
Critics accuse Cornyn of capitulating to Democrats’ gun control demands — even though the bill largely did not restrict gun owner’s existing rights. [More]
Is “not largely” restricting rights like being a little bit pregnant?
The current is either on or off. How much current there is does not alter that.
Nor does equivocation. Because once you flip that switch, you allow for turning the dial.
[Via Michael G]
Those Eggs’ll Be a Lot of Chickens!
Ohio Action Alert
The Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) was shelved last December, and lawmakers have done nothing to advance it in nearly a year. Which means the critical time for action is NOW! … With complete republican control in Ohio, there is no excuse for the lack of pro-gun wins in 2025, so let your elected officials know you are displeased with their lack of support for the Second Amendment. [More]
Yeah we can expect better than redundancy and “Only Ones.”
Spoiler Alert?
“There never was, and never will be, a tenable pathway for Hunt,” they said in the memo. “It’s time for the vanity project that could cost Republicans control of the Senate and dilute our resources to end.” [More]
I dunno– Cornyn is a weasel gun owners will stay home over and Paxton comes with exploitable scandals.
Why don’t they drop out and the Republicans throw everything they’ve got behind a guy who actually gets it?
[Via Michael G]
Oversight or Deliberate?
So why isn’t Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears making the Second Amendment an issue in her campaign? [More]
So much for help us help you. Talk about handing NRA an excuse to drag its feet.
My sense is it’s coming from the Virginia GOP. I base that on Youngkin going mum on guns in his campaign, and the way Hung Cao had a chance to show courage again but ran.
Its my belief that party “professionals'” are feeding the campaigns the arrogant old Lee Atwater line, “Who else are they going to vote for?”
That, of course, is exactly the wrong advice when the race is close and you’re trying to light a fire in bellies and get low-propensity gun voters off their @$$es and to the polls. And it makes me wonder if Swamp creatures are trying to lose, and discredit those who identify more with MAGA than with “moderates” as political forces to be reckoned with.
UPDATE
Meanwhile, Over on the Road to Damascus…
South Dakota Democratic lawmaker switches registration to Republican – South Dakota Rep. Peri Pourier indicated that the key pillars of the GOP line up ‘with the principle of tribal sovereignty’ [More]
Whaddya know, she’s not a kneejerk gungrabber:
Pourier says school gun bill protects children… “As a mother, I worry about school shootings every day. So, I have to explain to everyone why did I vote for this bill. I’m gonna tell you if there was a school shooting in Wanblee, South Dakota, it would probably take more than an hour to respond.”
Seems pretty commonsense to me…
RINOs Expect US to Wear the Horns
The National RINO Hunt Team [More]
Looks interesting. Added to bookmarks. Will check out in copious free time.
The Man in the Arena
Congressman Massie Introduces Bill to Repeal Federal Gun-Free School Zones Act [More]
Sixth time since 2015’s a charm?
Unfortunately, out of all those “pro-gun” Republicans there are only 13 co-sponsors and the prognosis says there’s a “1% chance of being enacted.”
Funny, how our best-Second-Amendment-president-ever’s primary concern is getting rid of Massie...
Even funnier that the NRA tried to torpedo him.
And So It Begins
Democrat Walkinshaw wins special congressional election where Trump loomed large – Democrat wins Virginia special election seat after voters ‘send a statement’ on Trump policies [More]
Ready to see that happen again and again?
Yeah, but it was a Democrat district.
Making excuses and doing nothing else will ensure more Democrat districts.
Without Coordination, Money and Boots on the Ground, Virginia Will Be Lost to the Gun Prohibitionists
Fusaro has offered a detailed plan, and good one. It’s up to NRA and VCDL to share what plans they have developed to see how their detailed strategies compare… [More]
What happens here will be a bellwether for the midterms. We’re either serious about this — and willing to do all the necessary things — or we’re not and we won’t.
Tell Me Again How Ohio Has ‘Constitutional Carry’
Garrett’s attorney, state Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.), says prosecutors are leaning on an Ohio law that bans drivers and passengers from having loaded firearms within reach inside a vehicle. But he argues another section of the law creates an exemption for concealed carry license holders. Garrett holds a lifetime license in Indiana. [More]
And duty to inform IF ASKED seems ripe for a Fifth Amendment challenge.
Yet the Republicans who allow this and aren’t pushing for change will be quick to brag about how they’re “staunch defenders of the Second Amendment” come election time.
[Via Jess]
The Shape of Things to Come
Democrats break GOP’s supermajority in Iowa after flipping state Senate seat [More]
Democrat Catelin Drey got 55% of the vote. She’s the founder of Moms for Iowa, which proclaims on its website:
We are passionate about curbing gun violence…
So Iowa gun owners should have known she’s a danger.
Republican opponent Christopher Prosch was described by Iowa Firearms Coalition as a “pro-Second Amendment candidate.” Their interview video has generated a whopping 81 views at this writing with no apparent shares. Its posting on X.com garnered one repost.
If gun owners don’t get involved — meaningfully — we can kiss the midterms goodbye. Don’t believe “the”gunfluencer” hype about Democrats being out of money, because the special interests it represents aren’t, or the party being too far left, because the dumbed-down, outraged, resentful and self-entitled constituents aren’t.
Apathy has always been a greater enemy than the antis, and if it continues, count on those who never lifted a finger to bitch and moan the loudest.
“We” sure do put a lot of deserved blame on Republicans. When a good one comes along, who helps ensure self government through representation?
No One to Blame But Himself
Florida’s GOP State Attorney Bakkedahl Cites Anti-2A Everytown to Defend Infringements
These offensive “justifications” being argued by Florida Republicans sound like the kind of polemics to be expected from rabid Moms Demand Action zealots and ranting Democrat demagogues. That they would be made in an administration where Gov. Ron DeSantis is widely touted as being “pro-gun” and where Florida State Attorney General James Uthmeier recently refused to defend the under-21 long gun ban enacted after the Parkland shootings, goes beyond cognitive dissonance. [More]
With Republicans like these, who needs Democrats?
Victory is Ours?
The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis – The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows. [More]
Remember last time we were expecting a “Red Wave”?
Mr. Wolf has a caution (NSFW).
[Via Jess]
A New York State of Mind
And There Was War in Heaven
Nation’s largest teachers union votes to sever ties with Anti-Defamation League over Israel support [More]
Then we have David Hogg splitting the Democrat Party…
So, naturally, the Republicans, not wanting to feel left out, screwed us on suppressors and short barrels, and upped the disgruntlement by playing Emily Litella with the Epstein files…
