Yesterday, my brother-in-law (for me, one of just two) Facebooked a kudo to President Obama for putting us on "the path to common sense in gun control." Amen, and hallelujah! Could not agree more, and gave it a big "Like".
But then an in-law of the in-law (in-law squared?), the husband of my brother-in-law's sister, had to pipe up. He's not a real close acquaintance of mine, but I've met him a few times. Here's his take on the issue (spelling and punctuation courtesy of your humble correspondent):
"Obama is a joke. My paycheck lost 2% in taxes. There should be no such thing as gun control."
My real brother-in-law responded, reasonably, calmly and correctly, that it was the "joke" Obama who gave us all a two-year temporary 2% cut in payroll tax (and what does that have to do with guns?), and that gun rights do not necessarily translate to assault rifles.
In-Law Squared then replied, "Fucking Obama, he sucks. That's how I feel. So I have a hundred 10-round clips. I feel better now!"
You feel better? Really? How strange. I feel much worse.
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