Posted on 06/23/2006 11:27:38 AM PDT by neverdem
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence yesterday endorsed Sen. Mike DeWine, Ohio Republican, making him the first Senate candidate of the 2006 election season to win the group's support.
Mr. DeWine "consistently and reliably does the right thing for his country and for the people of Ohio," said Sarah Brady, honorary chairwoman of the Brady Campaign. "While many politicians pander to ideologically out of touch special interests, Mike DeWine does the hard work on bread and butter issues and defends the rights of the majority. Ohioans are very, very lucky to have this man on their side."
The group cited Mr. DeWine's unsuccessful effort to block legislation that prevents gunshot victims from suing gun dealers and manufacturers for negligence. The bill passed and was signed by President Bush.
"In politics, you are defined as much by the battles you fight where you fail as those in which you win," said Michael D. Barnes, president of the Brady Campaign. "Mike DeWine is representative of the best of those in public life."
•Greg Pierce can be reached at 202/636-3285 or gpierce@washingtontimes.com.
Barking mad
"It has occurred to me that both parties increasingly dislike their bases, but for different reasons and to different degrees," Peggy Noonan writes at www.OpinionJournal.com.
"By both parties I mean the leaders and representatives of the Democrats and Republicans in Washington. I believe I correctly observe that they feel an increasing intellectual estrangement from and impatience with the activists who people their base of support.
"And this is something new," Miss Noonan said.
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Pretty good evidence that DeWine is not really a Republican.
From what I have read, Sherrod Brown is the poster boy for all the worst of the democrat political crime machine. As bad a DeWine is Sherrod Brown would be exponentantly worse.
Would you prefer a member of Bernie's House?
DeWine of Ohio & Olympia Snow of Maine are two classic examples of RINO. Voinovich of Ohio gets honorable mention ...
That all depends on whether you prefer to take an enemy head on or be stabbed in the back by a supposed ally.
Personally I hate political traitors and would prefer to face an enemy head on.
Sherrod Brown is simply a "taller" Dennis Kucinich.
Bad News!!
I do not like Mike Dewine one bit!!
I like this observation by Noonan.
"Neither likes their base, really, and both think they are smarter. But the Democrats think, deep down, that their base is barking mad. The Republicans don't. They just think their base is a bore."
frankly sherrod brown is totally in tune with the democrat base. He represents them quite well.
No, it's barroom rhetoric. The only relevant facts at this point are: 1) RINO DeWine won the primary, and 2) Red Brown will vote worse.
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