Hermie - 3/25/2009 6:56 PM That's stereotyping for you... I'm a gun-toting Democrat and an environmentalist. Using senators as bait would be better... And a public service!
You are a BB gun toting liberal with a flair for the gay... I'll be sticking with the men who want to use you as bait for the bears that you so want to protect. If you have a weapon, one that they are about to regulate, what is it? When they come to you to make you register it, what will you do? Will you stand upon your second amendment rights or will you crumble, kiss the ring, and register your powder burning weapon? What will you do, oh, designer ICON dude?
I've spent a life time hunting, fishing, and just watching. I've seen that we need to regulate abuses of the environment, but I've never seen a liberal get that regulation correct. I've seen that we need to ensure that species are protected, but I've never seen a liberal get that right. I've seen the need to balance that which man wants to do with that which nature must do, but I have NEVER seen a liberal get that right.
I've spent a life time hunting, fishing, and just watching and I have learned that any government is a burden, any regulation is encumbering, expensive, and inefficient. We need it because there are things, precious few, but some things which government should do, and which government can actually do, better than capitalism, or some confederation of people can do. They are usually really ugly things like wage war, or manage borders, or fight crime...
What one should always remember though is that government is THE LAST RESORT. The founders knew that. They understood it. Alas, too many have forgotten it.