It has turned out that Mitt Romney’s Meet the Press appearance appeared decent at the time, but mistakes seem to be coming out of the woodwork. Race 4 2008 has one write-up. First, there was Romney’s lie about the NRA endorsement. He claimed that he had received it in 2002. Read more…
Mitt Romney didn’t tell the truth. Again. In answer to questions about whether he would sign an assault weapons ban, Romney said: "Just as the president said, he would have, he would have signed that bill if it came to his desk, and so would have I. And, and, and Read more…
Finally, the Republicans catch a break. SCOTUS will be considering and deciding a case on gun rights once the debate is focused on the nominees. This is no-lose for Republicans,
Damn, that’s strong language from Mayor Giuliani. (H/T: Ryan Sager)
On the issue, Sharpton is wrong and Romney is right. But Sharpton is so much more funny: "I intend to engage on this. He’ll find out rabbit hunting ain’t fun when the rabbit’s got the gun," Sharpton said.
I think it is notable when one candidate attacks another by name. Especially when it is this scathing.
Last week, Mitt Romney shot himself in the foot by answering a question about hunting. The guy who asked the question was tracked down by a Boston TV station. Here’s what he had to say, and it is brutal: Some quotes: "Now I have some doubts." "Flip-flop? Yeah, I see Read more…
Sorry for being a little off-topic, but I thought this was classic. Don Wolfensberger, one of the great Congressional procedure wonks, described in Roll Call ($) the procedure that allowed the GOP to amend a the DC vote bill with a DC gun ban provision. The whole event is a brilliant lesson in the hypocrisy of the House Democratic leadership. This is a long post and a little esoteric. So, if you are interested in Congressional procedure and Democratic hypocrisy, read more after the jump.
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On Face the Nation yesterday, Mike Huckabee attacked Mitt Romney over his hunting record. He said: "I think it was a major mistake," said Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor. "It would be like me saying I’ve been a lifelong golfer because I played putt-putt when I was 9 years old Read more…
Romney said: I’ve been a hunter pretty much all my life. I’ve never really shot anything terribly big. I used to hunt rabbits. Monty Python’s Mosquito Hunter said: I’ve been a hunter all my life. Watch the vid: Note also from that AP story: Romney added: "Shooting a rabbit with Read more…