[RogueIsland]

Where are all the girlie men who wrung their hands in outrage because Ari Fleischer once said that Bush would sign the AWB renewal if it hit his desk?

I didn't have quite the faith in Congess that you did. A year ago, I would have said that an extension was close to a sure thing. I'm glad I was wrong. Political ploy or not, I'm also glad W never had the opportunity to sign it. I believe W is an honest man, and he never gave me any reason to believe he was lying about this. Given how horrendously bad Kerry is on the 2nd Amendment and national security, I would have voted for Bush anyway, but now I can do so without the AWB cloud over it, and I'm very happy about that.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I didn't have quite the faith in Congess that you did.

If Bush had said one word about the AWB renewal, positive or negative, the MSM would have been all over him like a swarm of hornets and the renewal would have risen from the dead.

Ignoring it was the right thing to do. The President has nothing to do with drafting legislation, he just signs it.

Bush did his job, and the Republicans in Congress did theirs.

Maybe you will start having more faith once Bush makes a couple or three USSC appointments and promotes Clarence Thomas to Chief Justice.