Publicly vetting a candidate is so interesting: After taking over as Mayor of the small town of Wasilla, Palin fired the longtime local police chief. The former police chief, Irl Stambaugh says he was fired because he stepped on the toes of Palin’s campaign contributors, including bar owners and the National Rifle Association. It seems […]
Did anyone thing otherwise? The United States said on Wednesday it opposed setting firm targets for greenhouse gas cuts at a G8 summit but offered reassurance that its plan for fighting climate change would not undermine U.N. efforts. President George W. Bush told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that he had a “strong desire” to work […]
Should this organization really have such an influence in our politics? The National Rifle Association is urging the Bush administration to withdraw its support of a bill that would prohibit suspected terrorists from buying firearms. Backed by the Justice Department, the measure would give the attorney general the discretion to block gun sales, licenses or […]
Wonkette: Pro-gun Democrats did better in the midterms than probably any other class of politician, but the National Rifle Association is not in the business of reflecting moderate political reality. The NRA lives off memberships, and the standard card-carrying member has two enemies: Democrats and … deer, most likely. But even loyalists go soft, as […]
In the week prior to Congress’s summer recess, the military spending bill was shoved aside by leader Tom Delay in order to bring more pressing matters to the table. The issue at hand – protecting the gun industry from civil action. Just a few minutes ago, the House voted to pass this bill: Congress gave […]