Sorry, Marc, but no. I don't see how the decision in the Heller ruling really helps McCain. If the case had gone the other way and the NRA crowd had lost, McCain would have been able to recite the boilerplate on liberal activist judges trying to take away your guns. But the Court isn't taking away anyone's guns. In fact, they're striking down a ban on guns. The NRA won. Why should the gun enthusiasts be angry?
I suppose McCain could say, if you like this sort of stuff, you'll love my judges. But I just don't think that you're going to be able to use this to get people to rally behind McCain by harnessing nonexistent outrage at a ruling that went the way these folks wanted it to. There is an odor here: one part consultant thinking, one part sheer desperation to try to find something, anything, where the McCain campaign can gain traction on Obama. Well, here's a thought--how about adopting some policy positions that the public likes and convincing the Republican base to accept them?
No? Okay, just offering a little advice.
