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The Speech

1/6/2016

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President Obama spoke to the nation yesterday and announced the steps he is taking on gun control. I applaud him mentioning mental health. That is the only chance, albeit a slim one, that we can stop some of these deranged people. I also applaud him for mentioning gang violence.
The real story was his executive order regarding the definition of a gun dealer. Although I’m no expert, it sounds like this will have very little impact. The attorney general said people selling only one or two guns might qualify as a dealer. My guess is that all this will accomplish little or nothing to reduce gun violence but instead hassle law-abiding citizens.
Some are wildly applauding this new policy and others are strongly denouncing it. I think both sides are missing the mark. This is less a policy and more a political stunt. If President Obama truly wanted gun control, he could have pushed it through when the Democrats controlled Congress. It is a nice issued to use against the Republicans whenever there is a mass shooting. I think it was done now to change the subject away from ISIS.
I understand some may not be happy with what I have to say today. I promise, that if you keep reading, you can cheer when I go after the other side.

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    Hi! My name is Dave. I'm in my 60s and live in Indiana. I'll write about whatever is on my mind but most posts will be political. I'm a centrist who thinks both sides are on the wrong path.

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At long last this idiotic shutdown is over. Hopefully cooler heads prevail and it doesn’t start up again.

The real story is that 800,000 government workers are back on the job and many millions of people are no longer inconvenienced.

Unfortunately, that is not the story we are hearing in the media. Their story is about how Speaker Pelosi beat President Trump. He got himself into this mess. She decided that all that mattered was winning. The harm done to the people involved was of no concern whatsoever. A good leader puts the good of the people over political gamesmanship,

it would be nice to think that both people have learned their lesson and will try to do what is best for the
country. I sure wouldn’t bet on it.
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