Conservative Democrats are Pro-gun afterall

You had to wonder if their rhetoric about guns was as empty as their rhetoric about spending and taxes.

Not so.

An aide to Sen. Jim Webb was arrested Monday when he entered a Senate office building with a loaded pistol, Capitol Police said.

Spokeswoman Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said the aide was charged with carrying a pistol without a license and possessing an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.

(Via Forbes)

Who Will Coburn Favor in ‘08?

So far, no word. However the Race 4 2008 has the Politico speculating about him possibly favoring McCain soon, and has him showing at a McCain fundraiser in Washington last week.

Showing at McCain’s swank shindig Wednesday at the Mandarin Oriental was Sen. Tom Coburn. Like McCain an outspoken critic of pork-barrel spending, the Okie from Muskogee also has considerable street cred with social conservatives. If he were to support his fellow maverick, Coburn, an obstetrician and vocal anti-abortion advocate, would probably become McCain’s top surrogate and validator with the pro-life community.

A Coburn aide told me that the senator is officially undecided but has great respect for Sen. McCain.

Keep an eye on this one.

Given McCain’s shakiness on taxes, his championing of CFR, and closeness to oh so many Democrats, I hope this stops at ‘great respect’. A man is not who is the last time you saw him, he’s who he has been from the beginning.  McCain may be saying the right stuff right now, but it’s awfully close to election season for a genuine conversion.  To boot, it’s a little early in the process to endorse a frontrunner.

(Via the Politico, HT Race 4 2008)

Video Clip from 20/20

Coburn’s War on Pork

“I’m not a very good politician, ’cause I’m obviously irritating a whole lot of people.” — Tom Coburn

If you missed Stossel’s report Friday, be sure and watch the whole clip.

( Thanks to Club for Growth)

Why America Will Never Go Metric

Because it will always be easier to lose a pound than a kilogram.