One thing usually missing here since before 2016, was recognition and discussion, of the shortcomings and weaknesses of "conservatism" as it had unfolded recently.
GHWB, Dole, GWB, McCain, Romney had led "conservatism" and while the Tea Party burned for a time, it also fizzled fast.
There comes a time when "conservatives" ought to ask themselves, what THEY could have donedifferently, and quit just criticising everybody else.
But this is #nevertrump briefing room, above anything else, and seems to have a penchant for getting most things wrong.
--DJIA near records.
--Unemployent lowest for blacks, Hispanics, women.
--Better foreign relations
--Two Supreme Court Justice appointments; and over 150 other judges appointed
--Massive reductions of regulations
--Border Wall construction underway, despite objections by democrats and weak Republican
Quit playing victim, please. If you want to be in an echo chamber, there are plenty of them out there. If you want to talk, let's do that. Like it or not, we are where we are.
While Trump has done some good things, others just haven't been done (yet?). Waiting until after the commercial to see what's in the box is a bit too cliffhanger reality teevee for those of us watching.
Two things I don't agree with are the ethanol (renewal fuels) mandate being jacked (which mandates how much ethanol will end up in fuel, no matter how much or how little fuels is sold. That does not put a limit on the mix, but an amount that has to be blended. Not a way to have good fuel for most of us.
The bump stock ban has wording which is inaccurate from a mechanical standpoint, the stock does not change the rifle to a fully automatic firearm, only allows it to be operated as a semiautomatic firearm more efficiently. If you can pull the trigger fast, how fast is too fast? Do you have to turn in your finger?
Jerry Miculek also demonstrated the ability to fire five shots from a revolver on target with a S&W Model 64 ported barrel revolver in 0.57 seconds on September 25, 2003. This is slower than the record held by Ed McGivern of 0.45 seconds (first shot on 9/13/1932, reproduced 4 times on 12/8/1932). Originally recorded as "two-fifths of a second", the resolution of the timing equipment in 1932 was only 0.20 of a second, so the actual figure could have been anywhere between 0.40 and 0.45 seconds
sourceMiculek's time amounts to a cyclic rate of fire of over 520 rounds per minute--from a
revolver.
By contrast, the full auto battle rifle AK-47 has a cyclic rate of fire of 600 rounds per minute, and the M-16A1 700-950 rounds per minute. IOW he is firing nearly as fast as the most popular two machine guns in the world
with a wheel gun.
Is he going to get banned, too? It's bad law, punishes performance, and is an infringement on the Right.
At any rate, caving once on a matter of gun ownership with a ban is not the sort of action which gives gun owners any faith in this President's resolve to hold the RKBA sacrosanct in accordance with the Constitution. Even the Democrats/Socialists/Communists smell that blood in the water and are openly pushing to ban classes of firearms, not just from future sales, but from general ownership.
We know how it can look when the rifles are in one set of hands.
...and
The people pushing the Russian Collusion narrative and for the confiscation of firearms are from the same camp, people who insisted on sending one kid back to Castro (at gunpoint) but who whine at the thought of not allowing millions to invade. Maybe it was just because Elian was too young to vote.
As for the TEA party, the TEA party folks went home, job done, as the movement had elected a large crew who had promised to carry the ball.
Unfortunately, those entrusted with doing that work often lied on the stump. There was an outbreak of Beltway Fever even before they were sworn in. Unfortunately as well, complacency had set in, the die was cast, the battle was won in the minds of many who went back to their ordinary lives and quit paying attention.
