tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post8429049678152818293..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Gun Tea LeavesJonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-26433660093317086132013-04-11T18:05:39.978-05:002013-04-11T18:05:39.978-05:00Works perfectly well for them, unless they actuall...Works perfectly well for them, unless they actually care about policy. (or care about those who do)<br /><br />I think that giving the tea party nutters a free pass is unfair. Some of them actually believe the crap that comes out of their mouths.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-41832639238966518312013-04-11T15:28:18.261-05:002013-04-11T15:28:18.261-05:00He's being "warned" by Braun and Ste...He's being "warned" by Braun and Steve Stockman -- they love it when he violates the Hastert rule! Works perfectly for them! <br /><br />I'll believe it's a thing when mainstream conservatives (1) complain about it and (2) actually try to do something about it.Jonathan Bernsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-76789314530509882692013-04-11T15:16:17.760-05:002013-04-11T15:16:17.760-05:00And now, apparently, Boehner is being "warned...And now, apparently, Boehner is being "warned" not to break the Hastert Rule (which, by denying a rule, is killing legislation without a floor vote).....<br />http://news.yahoo.com/boehner-warned-not-break-hastert-rule-gun-measures-185026004--abc-news-politics.html<br /><br />Whether he will or not is an open question....but I still haven't seen much to persuade me I'm wrong on this.Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-76638385742301704862013-04-11T12:28:47.471-05:002013-04-11T12:28:47.471-05:00I disagree, Matt. I think that is true as long as...I disagree, Matt. I think that is true as long as we're talking "guns are a constitutional right." As soon as we start talking "soft on crime and terrorism," the intense opposition sits back down. This issue is strongly subject to framing, and it depends on who's putting up more money. <br /><br />My own personal opinion is that the NRA is protecting the market share of a small group of weapons makers, and that that amount of money is not enough for the rest of the Republican party to commit hari-kari over. There's no way Sen. Toomey would be taking the lead on this if it was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-82990047588101959032013-04-11T12:08:51.143-05:002013-04-11T12:08:51.143-05:00I still think that the Boehner Rule way isn't ...I still think that the Boehner Rule way isn't open. Republicans aren't voting against common sense because their constituents oppose it; it's because their wingnuts get REALLY incensed on this.<br /><br />Intense opposition doesn't win on the floor. It wins behind closed doors. This will die in a similar way to how the post-Colubmine reforms died. Those died with the GOP leadership appointing the NRA's water carriers to the conference committee, which then NEVER met. All the Republicans who were in slightly competitive districts got to vote to close the gun show loophole, but the NRA got its victory. Meaningful gun control will die in conference. Or in budgetary riders. Or by somehow just never getting scheduled for a final vote. Matt Jarvisnoreply@blogger.com