That may be true, but, he also did more damage, with one ill-advised comment, than 99.9% of the very people on forums such as this have ever done or will ever do. It's unfortunate, but the damage that he did is probably worse, with one little blog entry, than the good he did in a 40 year career. I doubt he was ever cited by pro-gunners in Congress as an authority against gun control laws. But, he's being cited by the anti-gunners as an authority in favor of readopting the AWB.

I'm not one of the folks who would banish him forever from our midst, but, he's got a good bit of making up to do, and I hope he does.