Bird’s-Eye View

Now this I think is a good idea:
Several dozen school teachers attended a daylong seminar Wednesday at the state Capitol that was designed to increase their knowledge of the state and federal court systems. It was part of an effort by the courts to counter cynicism that many fear has corroded public confidence in the […]

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Suprise!
The National Rifle Association is endorsing Republican presidential nominee John McCain despite differences with the Arizona senator on gun-show rules and campaign finance restrictions.
NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and the chairman of the NRA’s political action committee planned stops Thursday in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado and Nevada to talk about the move.
LaPierre said the two […]

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Wow:
A gun-control activist who championed the cause for more than a decade and served on the boards of two anti-violence groups is suspected of working as a paid spy for the National Rifle Association, and now those organizations are expelling her and sweeping their offices for bugs.
The suggestion that Mary Lou McFate was a double […]

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From Andrew Romano at Newsweek:
The National Rifle Association plans to spend about $40 million on this year’s presidential campaign, with $15 million of that devoted to portraying Obama as a threat to voters’ Second Amendment rights.
That would seem to be at best a waste of $15 million and at worst a disingenuous and false line […]

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So … how’s your “well-regulated militia” these days?
The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on whether the District of Columbia’s ban on handguns violates the second amendment. At issue is whether the divisive Second Amendment guarantees an individual’s right to carry firearms or does it only reserve the privilege for “militias.” And what did […]

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I wanted to thank those who visit the Nest for their patience. Haven’t posted since Monday and that’s because a surgeon went digging and uprooted four wisdom teeth last week. A bottle of Vicadin, nearly a week’s worth of rest and several packets of Carnation Instant Breakfast later, the Nest is back and operating (with […]

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Never one to miss an opportunity for symbolism, Gov. Ed Rendell today used a ceremony to honor slain police officers to push his gun-control agenda.
Rendell, according to the Associated Press, told the General Assembly to “suck it in, do the right thing” and pass comprehensive overhaul of the state’s gun laws. Rendell has advocated for:
Requiring […]

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PHILADELPHIA - The Nest has picked up operations and landed here in raucous Philadelphia, where tonight’s Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton debate has not only attracted zealous, sign-toting supporters, abortion protesters, a anti-Chinese rally, the best journalists in the country, but Obama Girl, too. Who says this isn’t a party?
Clinton and Obama will meet for this debate, […]

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You know, the Associated Press with this man-on-the-street article sums it up about right. Regardless of who was right and whether Obama messed up with his characterization of “bitter” small towners “clinging” to guns and religion, the slapfest that’s followed appears to be worse.
And this fracas may finally prompt Democratic Party leaders to say enough is […]

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From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Gov. Ed Rendell, in Pittsburgh yesterday to rally volunteers for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, said the latest controversy over what a presidential candidate said — Sen. Barack Obama’s comment that small-town Pennsylvanians cling to guns and religion out of frustration and bitterness over job losses — “shows a pretty significant lack of […]

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