Sorry. I really shouldn't post to LJ when I'm that hungry.
A more reasoned response: Yes, we did elect him, despite the steady drumbeat of Republican scare-talking-points, of which "OMG he'll take all your guns away!" was only the first of many. And I seriously doubt that all the votes cast against Obama were made on the basis of his (real or perceived) position on guns.
This suggests to me rather strongly that there are a LOT of people who are more concerned about issues like being able to keep a roof over their heads for the rest of their lives than about hypothetical gun-ban scares -- and probably also a number who were willing to think, "Deal with the major issues now, and with that one if and when it happens." Just because that issue is the most important one in the universe to you personally doesn't mean that it is to everyone... nor that it should be.
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A more reasoned response: Yes, we did elect him, despite the steady drumbeat of Republican scare-talking-points, of which "OMG he'll take all your guns away!" was only the first of many. And I seriously doubt that all the votes cast against Obama were made on the basis of his (real or perceived) position on guns.
This suggests to me rather strongly that there are a LOT of people who are more concerned about issues like being able to keep a roof over their heads for the rest of their lives than about hypothetical gun-ban scares -- and probably also a number who were willing to think, "Deal with the major issues now, and with that one if and when it happens." Just because that issue is the most important one in the universe to you personally doesn't mean that it is to everyone... nor that it should be.