Kerry Talks Guns & God.

I knew to ignore the “God” part from a man that swears worse than a sailor and declares “do you know how I am?” just as often. So I focused on the “guns” part. Classic Kerry. Just look at what he does, not what he says.

The news report reads, in part: “Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, said the gun vote could make the difference for Kerry in Pennsylvania. ‘The fact that he is a hunter and handles guns so well, I think, is also very, very helpful,’ Rendell said as he accompanied Kerry on stops in three Pennsylvania counties that chose George Bush in 2000. “I'm cautiously optimistic. I think we should wind up winning by about 4 or 5 points.’”

OK, he can handle a gun. How does he handle his vote in the Senate? Vote Smart provides the interest group data:

2003 On the votes that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered to be the most important as of 2003, Senator Kerry voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2003 in the House and 1991-2003 in the Senate when determining these scores.

2003 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Senator Kerry a 10.

2002 On the votes that the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered to be the most important as of 2002, Senator Kerry voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time. These scores are cumulative for each representative's time in their current office. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence considered votes from 1988-2002 in the House and 1991-2002 in the Senate when determining these scores.

2002 Based on lifetime voting records on gun issues and the results of a questionnaire sent to all Congressional candidates in 2002, the National Rifle Association assigned Senator Kerry a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F).

2001-2002 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Senator Kerry a grade of F (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).

1999-2000 On the votes that the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence considered to be the most important in 1999-2000 , Senator Kerry voted their preferred position 100 percent of the time.

1999-2000 Based on the results of a questionnaire the Gun Owners of America assigned Senator Kerry a grade of F- (with grades ranging from a high of A+ to a low of F-).

Seems that there is a substantive difference between knowing how to hunt and how to protect hunters' rights.