By Brian S. Stewart

Senator Joe Lieberman was the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2000 - six years later they effectively kicked him out of the party as a heretic. In 2000, Al Gore ran one of the most anti-gun presidential campaigns in history en route to losing his home state of Tennessee, several swing states, and the presidency. Eight years later, one of the most vocal Second Amendment advocates in the Democratic Party, Senator Jim Webb (D-Virginia), is on the short list for Vice President.

My friend Chad Baus has exposed Clinton and Obama as truly unacceptable on the Second Amendment. While they have attempted to adjust to the new electoral reality (being anti-gun loses votes), their rhetoric doesn't match their hostile actions against the rights of gun owners. If paired together after a brokered convention, the so-called Democrat "dream ticket" would be a nightmare for gun owners. All of this makes the possibility of Webb on the ticket an interesting scenario.

By Ken Gordon
The Columbus Dispatch

The photo looks like one of those "Which one doesn't belong?" deals. Seven U.S. Army Rangers stand in fatigues and combat boots. In their midst stands a smiling college kid in tennis shoes, jeans and a hoodie.

The only similarity is they all hold M-16 rifles. Sam Ohlinger, that smiling college kid, was teaching those professional soldiers how to better use them. Ohlinger is a senior on the Ohio State rifle team. Since 2005, the 22-year-old also has been moonlighting as a civilian marksmanship instructor for the Army.

Ohlinger was 19 when he was selected as an instructor, which made him the youngest of the 30 chosen at that time.

The photo comes from his latest gig, a weeklong trip in December to Fort Benning, Ga., to work with the 3rd Ranger Battalion. He previously worked with the 82nd Airborne Division.

Those are two of the nation's most storied and decorated units. Who would've thought that they get shooting lessons from a fresh-faced civilian?