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Re: “The threadbare gun debate”
Second Amendment was written and adopted when the U.S. had no standing Army and adopters didn't seem to think one would be needed. So defense was to be left up to the states and the right of citizens to bear arms in a "well-regulated" militia. Arguments are made that the Amendment didn't mean that everyone had the right.
Re: “It's getting down, right?”
Yes, determining what is is seems to be an infinite problem.
Re: “The politics of Obama's pronouncement”
Perhaps Obama strategy is to appeal to open-minded younger voters strong enough so that they will trump votes of older closed-minded voters in those strategic states.
Re: “No dinosaurs on the dance floor”
Euphemisms often seem to extend to many more syllables than the word they are trying to "hide."
Re: “No Gingrich, no scorched earth”
Bryan vs. McKinley in 1896
Re: “Sick, also tired”
Move over, Andy Rooney. Oh, I guess he did!
Re: “"Up and down the Big Muddy, farmers braced for a repeat of a desperate strategy employed earlier this week"”
I chuckle every time I think - what if Clark Gable had said "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a hoot."
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