You are implying he is lying when you say we should not be too certain that Bush should not be thanked for the bill not being renewed. He did nothing to stop if from being renewed and in fact said on record that he would sign it. So if he is to be thanked it is because you are saying that he really would have vetoed it.
Travis On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 00:56:04 -0800, Lowell C. Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Travis Pahl wrote, in part: > > > > > > Sure, how about George Bushs support for the renewal of the > > assualt > > > > > > weapon ban last year? > > > > > > > > > > Did it pass? > > > > > > > > No. And that is no thanks to GW Bush. > > > > > > I wouldn't be too certain of that. > > > > So we should not trust what GW Bush says? > > Bush said he'd sign it if it got to him. He didn't say he'd push it through > Congress. What did he do that he said he wouldn't (or not do that he said > he would)?? > > > > > > Given his record for 4 years, I'll bet that if Congress passed a repeal > > of > > > the 1986 law and allowed new machine guns to be registered, he'd sign > > it. > > > In fact, if Congress repealed the NFA, removing the tax on machine guns, > > > he'd probably sign it. > > > > His record shows me two things... He increases government, and he > > lies. So I would not count on anything. > > His record is that he signs every bill that Congress sends his way. So if > Congress were to repeal the NFA, there's no reason to believe he'd do > anything other than sign it. > > As for "he lies", that's a serious charge. Can you back it up? Remember, > to demonstrate that someone has lied, you need to show two things: (1) the > person said something that was false and (2) the person knew it was false > when he/she said it. > > Please quote me at least three of Bush's "lies" (with a link to the web page > containing the quote--I'm sure that "www.whitehouse.gov" has just about > every public statement the President has made) and demonstrate that the > statement was false and that Bush knew it was false when he made it. > > And no, joking around with reporters or an audience in an obviously comedic > way doesn't count. Even if you don't "get" or appreciate the joke. For > instance, his comment during the 2000 campaign at the Al Smith dinner that > Al Gore had told him the dress code at the event was "jeans and tee shirt" > does not count. > > > > Lowell C. Savage > It's the freedom, stupid! > Gun control: tyrants' tool, fools' folly. > > _______________________________________________ > Libnw mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw > Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw > _______________________________________________ Libnw mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] List info and subscriber options: http://immosys.com/mailman/listinfo/libnw Archives: http://immosys.com/mailman//pipermail/libnw
