Dave, That's four quotes and, unfortunately, all of them are appropriate to our current situation...I'll catch the lights.

I wanted Romney or Huckabee; I'll vote for McCain as Obama is just a bad mistake. If my pastor said the same things the Rev. Wright was saying; I would have walked out and never went back. Folks beatup on Palin for not having any experience but the head of the democratic ticket hasn't finished 1 term in the senate and has spent most of his time campaigning for president, voting "present" 95% of the time. Thats really taking a position.

Off the topic, I'm thinking about purchasing a 1911 pistol before Obama raises taxes on guns/ammo so high that I won't be able to afford one. I know this is kinda like a ford/chevy debate but I've got my choices down to a Kimber or Sprinfield Armory - let the debate begin.

Dave Petzal:
Along with what Jay posted, are 1911 pistols all ambidextrous? I've been thinking about buying something also. I like the 45ACP but always thought that revolvers would be better for LH shooters. 1911 pistols were carried by a lot of our soldiers, so there must have been some provision for us southpaws. I'm considering this much more, now that BHO might be our next POTUS.
YooperJack
P.S. Anyone else notice the goings on in MO? Looks like BHO and NRA are in a catfight.

The ignorance of the masses is most evident during elections. Should I also mention gullibility?

You can turn out the lights but you can't hide.

I prefer a Springfield 1911. But, shoot them both, take them apart and put them back together, and then decide.

Well, I look at it this way: One party is friendly to guns but not to habitiat, which equates to good hunting. The other party is pretty much the reverse. Since I like both guns and hunting, it is in my best interest not to let any one party stay in power too long.

Sure there's a risk that if Sen. O. gets elected that Biden, Feinstein, et al will try some funny business, even though they've got a lot of problems on their plate they need to deal with instead of things like "the gun-show loophole" or whatever. But if we do, that's what we have the NRA for and I'm a member!

To everyone: The fourth quote from Yeats was sent in after I had already submitted the copy, and I forgot to change three to four. Here is a fifth, which is also highly appropriate for the assorted oafs, dunces, and frauds that constitute Congress:

"You have sat here too long for any good you have done. It is meet that you now depart and make way for better men. Go! In the name of God, go!"--Oliver Cromwell to Parliament

Jay, get a Springfield 1911 to support the firearm industry that some how thrives in our People's Republic of Illinois. Also, check out a genuine Colt. You will not be disappointed.

Dave, have you thought of ghost writing speeches for Ms. Palin? You could accept that left handed rifle from Cabelas instead of cash payment. She would understand and you could stop after two or three speeches.

Jay - go for the Kimber 1911, spend the money for a custom shop pistol. Shoot it once and call Dennis in the Custom Shop to say "thanks". Mine shoots 3 shots into a quarter at 7 yards.

I used my Kimber to shoot both IPSC and IDPA for a season( with Dennis) and had only one stovepipe.

As for ambi... get one fitted on your Kimber and be happy.

This is an interesting subject on a day when the US Legislative branch is about to spend $700 billion of your money and mine on a truckload of bad paper, to paint over a problem that they allowed to happen in the first place.

The problem fixing the Wall Street flameout is that we have 535 legislators who are interested ONLY in
1. Making it look like they (each) were not to blame, though it happened right in front of them for the last 13 years;
2. Making it look like the other guys were to blame, though they were all there the whole time;
3. Making it look like they (each) were the (individual) one who fixed it, and
4. Making it look like the other guys were obstructionist and part of the problem rather than the solution.

Anyone think you can run a railroad this way?

Obama may be intellectually gifted, but in every other way he is a straight down the party line Chicago Democrat. He says nothing we haven't been hearing from every liberal since George McGovern in '72. If/when elected he will be incapable of making changes.

On the other hand, for a few fleeting moments over his career, McCain has actually gone against the party line to fix what he perceived to be problems. As he has done this for many years in the Senate, there is no reason to think he will stop once he is in the White House.

Voting for McCain may be like a drowning man grabbing at straws, but voting for Obama is grabbing at more water.

I do have problems with McCain ... but, tell your antagonist that I can not understand how any intelligent, thinking, logical, educated, and objective individual can possibly support Obama. I listen to him and am dumbfounded that people actually support him when his worldly, political, and economic ignorance and lack of experience are so evident. Poor Hillary is still in shock (I didn't support her either). Most Dems have just climbed on the bandwagon behind that horse. That horse might look good running downhill but is going to stumble when it reaches the hills. What happens to that bandwagon since the horse can't even make it up on its own.

Thanks, Jim, for being the voice of reason.

I look at how the current democrats in office stack up against gun rights. Pelosi, frank, schummer,clinton,then add biden and obama into the picture. Yup McCain?palin are getting my and my wifes votes.