As stories file in about the murder of Corporal Bruce McKay, I am sad to report that I have become a “crime voter.” The murder of Corp. McKay began officially to push me in that direction, but then an evening visitor at my front door sent me over the edge. Seems one of my neighbors had a break-in last week; a pretty sophisticated break-in, I understand. Now, I pretty much live in the woods. Yesterday, my biggest security concern was the nest the hornets were building in my grill. Today I am on the front lines of the battle between decent people and lawbreakers. So in addition to being pro-life, pro-marriage and anti-tax, consider me a “crime voter” now, too.
I am getting the sense that there are more and more of us out here. I’ve blogged about this before. I urge Republicans looking to regain some of their losses in the state legislature to consider making this an issue because I really think it will hit home. Perhaps this is a job for Hang ‘Em High Ayotte.
By the way, the first politician to suggest gun control as a solution to our growing crime problem should be flogged publicly in front of the State House. I moved back to New Hampshire from Washington, DC. You can’t sell gun-control-as-crime-control to me.
