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I don't know about you, but when I see somebody calling the president a traitor, saying he's in bed with terrorists, calling him a U.N. man, saying he's pushing the gay agenda, saying he's a commie, saying he's a liberal just like Bill Clinton over and over and over, and then I see them bumping a reply that says "So will I; I'll vote for him, donate to his campaign and get all my friends to vote for Bush :) "

it's hypocrisy and I call it what it is.

Was this it? Doesn't look like he is in line with the NRA at all does it?

Question is do you HOWLIN support the ban?

****the President's position is clear and the
President supports the reauthorization of the current assault weapons ban. ****

Q:

Ari, a new subject. The House Republicans have apparently broken
with the President over the issue of the assault weapons ban. Is
reauthorizing assault weapons ban a priority enough for the President
to do some of his own arm-twisting to try and get the House to allow a
vote?

MR. FLEISCHER:

Well, I think the President's position is clear and the
President supports the reauthorization of the current assault weapons
ban. We are working right now with the Congress on the issues that are
on their plate, that they're focusing on right now, and then Congress,
of course, is going to leave for the Memorial Day recess. I mentioned
the AIDS initiative and the tax cut, the growth initiative that are
pending on the floor this week. The President doesn't set the
congressional calendar or schedule. We'll continue to work with the
Congress, and they know the President's position.

Q:

Does the President believe that the bill -- excuse me, the law
that's on the books right now has taken steps to alleviate crimes?

MR. FLEISCHER:

Well, there's a study underway to determine that, and
the study is still pending. The President said in the 2000 campaign
that he supported the assault weapons ban because he thought it was
reasonable. He stated then that he would support the reauthorization
of it, and he states that again today.

Q:
Ari, can I briefly follow up Ken's question on the assault weapons
ban? Please dispel my cynical notion that the President is delighted
that Tom DeLay took the assault weapons ban off the table and saved
him the trouble of getting into a fight with the NRA.

MR. FLEISCHER:

Whatever position the President holds, people across
America know it and they'll form their judgments about what the
President thinks based on their knowledge of the President's position.
So if anybody takes umbrage to the fact that the President supports
the current assault weapons ban, that is known and stated. If people
support him for doing it, it is known and stated -- regardless of what
happens in the Congress.

http://usinfo.state.gov/cgi-bin/washfile/display.pl?p=/products/washfile/latest&f=03051403.tlt&t=/products/washfile/newsitem.shtml

And on the flip side, would you call someone who ostensibly rationalizes every single one of Bush's leftist moves -- from fetal stem cell research, to MNF for China, to gun control, to campaign finance reform, etc etc. -- a Bush sycophant?

In any event, if you can prove that your contentions about the other user are true, I'd call it voting for the lesser of evils (though it looks like internet hyperbole to me).
You on the other hand think Bush can do no evil, you and the backup you hillariously pinged, are the abosulute paradigms of Bush sycophants.