There are so many groups and gangs in the Senate. But this seems encouraging. Coburn (R), Manchin (D), Kirk (R), Schumer (D) working on an expanded background check proposal.
Speaking for myself, getting a real, universal background check system seems like something that could really pass and would have a concrete effect. I’m all for limitations on magazine size and bans on assault weapons. But they don’t seem particularly likely to pass and the real effect strikes me as limited. Really making it harder to buy a gun without a background check seems like something that will make a real difference.
This is one of the more horrific stories I’ve seen in a while. Not because of the level of carnage — there’s much, much worse. But because of the mix of fear, bad luck, rapid resorts to violence and what I can’t help but think is a generous dollop of gonzo press hype about crime and how you need to rapidly resort to your gun. Unlike some other recent stories, you can’t reduce this to the gun issue or the race issue. But they’re both there. Read More
GOP Rep. says ‘path to citizenship’ will cost country $2.7 trillion.
Rubio tells Rush: I’ve got an escape hatch on immigration.
Republican National Committee says ‘you’re welcome’ for being the party that brought you immigration reform.
Rubio says he fears Obama speech will create a ‘bidding war’ over who can make a ‘path to system citizenship’ the easiest.