“Perry seems to be an establishment candidate. The fact that he is being touted by John Lott speaks volumes.”
Ugh? There are several errors in just these two sentences. 1) Perry is the establishment? Is that the reason why Karl Rove and others are attacking Perry?
2) I wasn’t supporting Perry. I hate to see people such as Krugman make inaccurate statements, and I wanted to correct the record.
3) Apparently, you think that I am part of the “establishment.” Well, possibly you could explain that to me. It would be interesting to have you justify that claim. From going after the issue of gun-free zones thirteen years ago, long before anyone else would touch the issue, to so many other points, for better or worse, I have often been first on an issue. Read my book Freedomnomics and please explain how it is “establishment.”
I just wanted to say that I love your book More Guns, less Crime. I bought the original edition thirteen years ago and I've often pulled it out during gun discussions to recite some stats from it. Thanks for writing it.
1) Perry is the establishment choice. All the talking heads breathed a sigh of relief at an alternative to Bachmann, Paul, Palin, and the ever-diminishing “frontrunner,” Romney. Perry is not the only governor running, but he is the only ‘viable’ governor, and thus, the ‘safe’ choice.
2&3) I’M SO SORRY!!! I realize now that I had a brain cramp and confused you with Sen. Trent Lott. This doesn’t look good for my analytical acumen, but hopefully, it speaks well for my honesty to confess it. I did like ‘Freedomnomics’ better than ‘Freakonomics,’ if that helps my abject apology any.