PN> DA> Ernie:  My two republican senators from Indiana, Lugar and Coats,
PN> DA> both voted FOR the Brady Act, and both voted FOR the semi-auto
PN> DA> and magazine ban.
PN> And I have Kyl and McCain...
        And I have Robb and Warner. EP
PN> DA> I'm a conservative.  Am I supposed to vote FOR these two gun
PN> DA> banners again?   How are they (Coats and Lugar) going to vote on
PN> DA> Brady II?
PN> ...and am faced with the same question.
        I supported Jim Miller in the Republican Primary. We lost (big
        time); so now I have to face reality and pick the evil of two
        lesser's. EP
PN> There are pro-gun republicans.  I'm represented in the House by one
PN> such.  There are pro-gun democrats, although they're less numerous,
PN> especially at the federal level.
PN> So wtf does one do?  Vote Libertararian?  I did, mainly, for a lot of
PN> years.  They are the only ones who can be expected to respect the
PN> second amendment consistently.  But I'm perhaps less ideologically
PN> pure, now, or more realistic.
        In this case, I'll simply decide if the difference between the
        two candidates is enough for me to care one way or the other. If
        it isn't, I'll vote for a third party; if the vote matters, I'll
        vote for the least objectionable. EP
PN> So what it comes down to is the process of politics is a dirty
PN> business.  As with sausage making, perhaps the process is icky.  But if
PN> we turn away in our disgust the other side has won.
        Bingo! Cynicism is a good excuse for doing nothing. Ernie P.
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