Scott Adams of Dilbert Fame:
So it seems to me that gun control can’t be solved because Democrats are using guns to kill each other – and want it to stop – whereas Republicans are using guns to defend against Democrats.
That quote will probaly make my sister-in-law’s head explode.
I think this is the way the right and the left work on all issues. Here is the latest example from the left:
The booklet explicitly urges foes of the Second Amendment to abjure rationality in favor of the argumentum ad passiones, or appeal to emotion. “When talking to broader audiences, we want to meet them where they are,” the authors advise. “That means emphasizing emotion over policy prescriptions, keeping our facts and our case simple and direct, and avoiding arguments that leave people thinking they don’t know enough about the topic to weigh in.”
via Best of the Web Today: Shot to the Heart, James Taranto.
From the wisdom of The Crimson Reach:
What is up with our government? Getting involved in Syria? Arming Al Qaeda? Seriously?
It is hugely disappointing how bad Obama has turned out to be in the areas that I thought he would be good in. He really is a crappy liberal. By crappy liberal, please take it to mean he’s not being liberal in any traditional sense.