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GOP and Guns: Just Digging a Hole

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Published: Thursday, 18 April 2013 14:16

By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor

I wrote last week about the fact that the Newtown incident is a defining moment that requires reflection, action, and sacrifice. Just yesterday, the Senate rejected the very mild Manchin-Toomey compromise that would have add background checks to gun shows and internet sales, but not to private and family transfers. This is a very mild reform and no one has really been able to show how it infringes upon anyone's rights. The only arguments actually revolve around a sort of domino theory: i.e. this step will lead to a national gun registry, which will lead to… which will lead to…

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Newtown America: A Time To Sacrifice

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Published: Monday, 15 April 2013 00:48

By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor

Just when you think that things have it rock bottom in Washington, someone is standing there with a jackhammer ready to go even lower. This week’s winner (or loser) is a fellow named Alan Gottlieb, executive director of the Second Amendment Foundation. Gottlieb says he was present during the discussions between Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey and helped write the final version of their background check amendment, which he endorses. But, in what can only be described as a tacky, tasteless and gratuitous exercise, Gottlieb claims that the amendment is “… a Christmas Tree. We just hung a million ornaments on it. If you really read what’s in Manchin-Toomey bill – man it’s a godsend.” In what is supposed to be a signal that he personally has not let his supporters down, he felt compelled to go even further by saying that “We win (gun) rights back like crazy. I think we snookered the other side. They haven’t figured it out yet”.

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Newtown America: A Time To Sacrifice (2)

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Published: Monday, 15 April 2013 00:48

By: John Zogby Forbes.com Contributor

Just when you think that things have it rock bottom in Washington, someone is standing there with a jackhammer ready to go even lower. This week’s winner (or loser) is a fellow named Alan Gottlieb, executive director of the Second Amendment Foundation. Gottlieb says he was present during the discussions between Senators Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey and helped write the final version of their background check amendment, which he endorses. But, in what can only be described as a tacky, tasteless and gratuitous exercise, Gottlieb claims that the amendment is “… a Christmas Tree. We just hung a million ornaments on it. If you really read what’s in Manchin-Toomey bill – man it’s a godsend.” In what is supposed to be a signal that he personally has not let his supporters down, he felt compelled to go even further by saying that “We win (gun) rights back like crazy. I think we snookered the other side. They haven’t figured it out yet”.

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ZOGBY: Obama Report Card - Obama has some big wins in sight

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Published: Sunday, 14 April 2013 13:48

Grade for April 7-14: B

"President Obama is taking a hard line on North Korea, dispatching Secretary of State John Kerry for a show of force and winning applause from most worried about the nuclear threat. He also scored compromise points with his budget, and this week's immigration debate should help the president's standing in the nation. From my perspective as a historian, it appears Obama is on the road to collecting some accomplishments."

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