Rudy on Guns

Giuliani has claimed that the only legitimate uses of guns are hunting and law enforcement. Watch the video here. He said that gun manufacturers are producing 3 to 4 times as many guns as needed and that they are knowingly supplying an illegal market.

Supposedly Rudy has realized that his lawsuit against the gun manufacturers was misguided. Only a fool would believe him. The illegal market he refers to is you and me owning a handgun to protect our families against the likes of Benito Giuliani.

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Why Believe Rudy on Guns?

Rudy Giuliani lied spoke to the National Rifle Association yesterday and told the group that he supported their right to bear arms. His views have apparently evolved since he was the mayor of New York City, when he was a strong gun control advocate. He says the 9-11 attacks "casts somewhat of a different light on the Second Amendment and Second Amendment rights. It doesn't change the fundamental rights, but maybe it highlights the necessity for them more." I'm pretty sure the Founders included the 2nd Amendment in the Constitution for protection against the likes of Rudy Giuliani rather than against some jihadi.

I do not believe that Giuliani has had some epiphany on guns and the 2nd Amendment. Just like I don't believe him when he says that he will appoint conservative judges, or anything else he says for that matter. I believe that he will say whatever is politically expedient.

Giuliani says that he supported gun control while mayor of NYC because fighting crime was all-important. Our Constitutional rights are not based on the whim of any man's priorities as mayor. To paraphrase Franklin, the man who gives up liberty for safety deserves neither.

Giuliani once said, "Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do." I do not trust anyone in a position of power who would make that statement.

Just ask Donna Hanover (wife number 2 of 3) if Rudy is honest and trustworthy. Please do not let this man fool you.

Peroutka Endorses Paul

Michael Peroutka, the Constitution Party presidential candidate in 2004, has endorsed Ron Paul for President. Along with a handful of other folks, I voted for Peroutka for President in 2004. I had to write him in on the Texas ballot (the bi-factional Republican/Democrat party in TX makes it as difficult as possible for third party candidates to take a slice of their pie). Peroutka recognizes that Paul is the only acceptable candidate running for President.

See Peroutka's endorsement here.

Horns Need Improvement

The Longhorns season opener was not what I expected it to be. I had never even heard of Arkansas State, so I did not expect it to be much of a game. I figured that everyone on the 3-deep roster would get to play and that Colt McCoy would be on the bench after the first series of the second half. Wrong. The Longhorns finished with only 21 points, and I expected them to score that many in the first quarter.

A lackluster performance is nothing new for a Mack Brown coached team, and the Horns will need to buckle up their chinstraps and come out ready to play if they hope to beat TCU next Saturday. And improvement is needed on both sides of the ball if the Horns hope to be competitive. 172 yards in penalties, 4 yards per rush, and two interceptions are all stats that do not bode well against what may be the second best team that Texas plays this year.

The Horns difficulties stem from two problems that have plagued the program since Mack Brown took the helm. One is that the Horns never play as if they are angry. They need a little fire in the belly. The second is that Greg Davis sucks. The only reason Davis still has a job was that one of the greatest talents ever to play college football made us forget what an idiot Davis was for three years.

Of course Saturday's game could have been worse. We could have lost like Michigan. If the Indians had been able to score on any of their first four drives inside the Texas 20, then we may have witnessed the two worst college football upsets ever on the same Saturday.

Update - I spoke to my dad who was at the game, and he says it was even worse than I imagined. Especially the performance by the defense and the offensive line. He believes that it could be a long season.