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If it was an off-the-cuff remark once I might think the same, but he's written it in his plan multiple times and said it a dozen times publicly. He may not beli
by staunch 14y ago
If it was an off-the-cuff remark once I might think the same, but he's written it in his plan multiple times and said it a dozen times publicly. He may not believe this in general, but he's quite obviously serious about using this argument for his proposed legislation.
- Cushman 14y agoI'm not saying it wasn't a planned remark — nothing that man says is off-the-cuff — just that it was planned for emotional effect, not as a real basis for policy. If he seemed to be actually applying that standard, I'd worry. Otherwise it just seems like he cares a lot about children, which, man, I just can't be mad at someone for that.
- staunch 14y agoWell, based on your response to it, I guess it at least it has the desired effect. I find it absolutely flabbergasting that someone so smart would take the oldest political trope, "think of the children", to such an illogical extreme.