1. Hey pilot -- READ Beagle's post #16 above.
2. UNDERSTAND that talking down to people you disagree with ("... expect people to treat them like adults") is for those whose arguments are so weak they must resort to classifying fellow Americans into "children" and "adults," the "adults" being themselves, of course, and the "children" those who disagree.
There are no children involved in these decisions or discussions. They are ALL adults. Only arrogant assholes consider themselves the "adults" who must chastise "children" willful enough to dispute their flawed opinions.
Apparently you don’t consider fat jokes to be juvenile?
I judge arguments on their merit, not on the harshness of the personal attack.
Our definition of an ‘arrogant asshole’ might differ.
Yeah right, the fat jokes by some Freepers give so much credence to your argument. For Pete’s sake, it was the proper thing to Veto this bill. If he had not, he would have been wrong. But people are so small minded that cannot even acknowledge the fact that he acted properly in this particular case. And next time you want to flaunt your “maturity”, try and do so without the profanity.
You and some of the other posters here really miss the point.
The point being its a good thing he vetoed the bill and we should congratulate politicians when they do the right thing, regardless of motivation. You can be SURE he will hear from the anti-gun crowd. We have an opportunity to speak LOUDER by thanking him. As he is more like a pragmatist than an ideologue it MIGHT influence him in the future.
I have been in the FOREFRONT of refuting people on this site who were backing Christie as the second coming after he beat up on the teachers and civil service unions - people like Ann COulter.
I POINTED OUT:
Christie was NOT really pro-gun. But he is not ANTI-GUN either. Tom Kean Senior would have signed that bill in a heartbeat. He is a dogmatic ideologue Rockefeller Republican who doesn’t believe in the Second Amendment.
On the other hand EVERY Republican representative in New Jersey EVEN THE RINOS voted AGAINST this foolish bill.
Christie IS pro-Muslim.
Christie IS pro-illegal invader
Christie did NOTHING to improve the New Jersey State economy or business friendliness since he took office.
Christie IS an arrogant bull in a China Shop, as shown by the “Bridgegate: scandal - what a stupid stunt - REALLY - but quintessentially Christie.
FINALLY, I HEARD Mark Levin’s tape playing of Christie’s clueless, pragmatic response to the Hobby Lobby Decision.
I KNOW what he is.
BUT, CONGRATULATE these people when YOU think they are right because YOU CAN BE SURE, the opposition will CRITICIZE them when they are on our side on an issue.