Jim Shepherd at The Shooting Wire
Despite the new administration's insistence that jobs and the economy will be the top priority beginning January 20, insiders say payback to the NRA and other pro-Second Amendment groups is high on the agenda. Democratic advisors say the Republican party is "disorganized, disheartened, and dissolving" and it's a good time for the incoming administration to take them on in a core issue - the assault weapons ban is one of three topics they're evaluating.
Last year, while waiting to find out who was going to be the winner of the nomination for the Democrats, I got some inside information about Obama's team basically telling particular groups that he was going to be the next president and that if they did not tow the line, they were going to be in his crosshairs come 2009.
I believe what Jim is saying is true
In other words, last year's unquestioned gun salesman of the year -Barack Hussein Obama - will turn his attention toward a group that has been unrelenting in opposing him throughout his political career. ... At that time, I also believe his administration will almost immediately seek to begin to dismantle or disregard any laws with which they disagree and embark on the total disenfranchisement of anyone who disagrees with their political positions.
In other words, last year's unquestioned gun salesman of the year -Barack Hussein Obama - will turn his attention toward a group that has been unrelenting in opposing him throughout his political career.
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At that time, I also believe his administration will almost immediately seek to begin to dismantle or disregard any laws with which they disagree and embark on the total disenfranchisement of anyone who disagrees with their political positions.
Obama, to me, represents the worst politics has to offer. A man who has no compunction about abusing his power to achieve even more power. The left is already finding out that he has no intention of keeping his promises or even being "progressive" - Stem cell research, gays in the military, withdrawal from Iraq - all promises in the wind to be discarded at the earliest convenience. I believe that his administration will use the tactics the left has perfected over the past 8 years and simply try to destroy anyone who gets in their way (see Wurzelbacher, Joe).
Unfortunately, standing up to him requires a spine and a moral compass, two things the Republicans are in short supply of.
I believe we are witnessing a change in how politics run in this country. What used to be backdoor deals, hidden agendas, and veiled threats are being brought to light and the general populace is too concerned about watching has-been movie stars learning the Cha-Cha to care.
Gonna be a scary ride, folks. Let's hope I'm all sorts of wrong on this.
Hat Tip Say Uncle