Bush keeps low profile on gun ban
House GOP leader says measure will expire
The White House on Wednesday restated President Bush's support for renewing a ban on Uzis and other semiautomatic weapons, but the president is keeping a low profile on the issue.
The White House gave no indication that Bush is prepared to wage a public campaign for the legislation if House Republican leaders refuse to bring it up for a vote before the ban expires next year.
White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said the president's position "is clear."
"The president said in the 2000 campaign that he supported the assault weapons ban because he thought it was reasonable," Fleischer said. "He stated then that he would support the reauthorization of it, and he states that again today."...more [CNN]
It's nice to see where Bush has his priorities. He'd rather work hard for a tax break for his rich friends, then stop the senseless spread of useless weapons. These are not hunting weapons, these are people killing weapons. There are the type of weapon used at Columbine.
The majority of Americans are against his tax cut plan. The majority of Americans are in favor of banning Assault Weapons. Bush needs to get his priorities straight. The members of this administrations will reap huge benefits from this tax cut. Treasury Secretary John Snow tops the list with a $275,000 windfall from the break on dividends. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld could pocket an extra $184,000. Not far behind is the $181,000 that could go to Secretary of Commerce Don Evans. Nice little pay raise don't you think?
This tax cut will have ZERO short term benefit in solving the unemployment crisis in this country. Meanwhile the Republicans want to drop the ban on Assault Weapons, go figure..mj
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