The Bitsblog Blog political Whore of the Day is Kristen Gillibrand,from New York Post:
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand vigorously championed Americans’ right to carry high-powered guns — before she turned against them.
Since the Newtown massacre, the senator has been at the forefront of the national campaign demanding stricter gun-control laws — including her own legislation to prevent gun trafficking.
It’s quite the conversion for a former upstate congresswoman who earned an “A” rating from the National Rifle Association.
People who live in armed citadels and travel with armed guards are no position to moan about some other person’s gun.
Posted by davidl
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January 1st, 2013 at 17:11
Hi Eric. I understand your point yet, I’d like to ask if you would consider holding up on the term w—- because it gives male politicians an easy out for likeminded decisions. You’re focusing on a very important trait in that it appears she bends to the polls so it’s extremely hard if not impossible to know her true positions. This creates an impression that it very easy for special interests to buy a vote. The Village Voice has come the closest to making the same observation when they wrote about having to put money in the envelope to sign Kirsten Gillibrand’s birthday card. Maybe the ease in which she gets the money is an indicator of how easy it is to get her to represent a donor’s issue. In the end isn’t that what people want; the ability to joinforces with people sharing their cause raising money to get their need met and paying someone to go do it? I’m struggling with this because I am studying Kirsten Gillibrand ascent. She just seems to me like a regular lawyer who will rep your case. The fascinating part is watching the process.
January 1st, 2013 at 20:34
Noted.