Reply #61: I have heard him (on TV too) diss the leadership of the nat'l NRA [View All]

[Eloriel]

And he went on to point out, rightfully so, that the state organizations still do a lot of good, and the example he used is how they helped him preserve habitat in Vermont -- after all, you can't hunt if the huntee doesn't have habitat.

I'm not a big gun lover, tho once I moved to rural Georgia (from Stone Mountain, Bill), I came to realize that you will NEVER separate people who live in rural areas from their guns. Never. And IMO it's foolhardy to try. That's not to say I don't support some gun restrictions, I absolutely do. Pretty much like Dean, I think.

So the first time I ever heard Dean's position on guns, I thought to myself, "Wow. That's brilliant. It's pragmatic (a Dean signature quality), workable, and even better, it takes the whole issue off the table.

You can certainly differ with him, with me, with whomever. But the REALITY is that Dean's position is the one that works. Like so much else he comes up with, it's doable. I think that's a winning position and a winning message, myself.