Smokers and Shooters help keep Govt. solvent

The US government collected billions in revenue from smokers, drinkers, and shooters in FY09.
$20.6 billion dollars were collected by the treasury for alcohol, tobacco, and firearms sales.
Collections were up by $6 billion and this was mostly attributed to increase taxes on cigarettes, but another portion of the spike was due to a rush to buy guns and ammunition as people who believed Obama would restrict or ban sales of guns and ammo.

So why isn't Obama taking credit for this?
Why isn't the press tanking us for "clinging" to our guns and keeping the revenue flowing?
We know they will never thank us; they never thank the smokers or drinkers, but they would criticize them if they all stopped and "hurt the children".

Netanyahu's bodyguard's guns missing

Chalk up another one for our trusty TSA employees and baggage handlers.
Benjamen Netanyahu and his entourage made the mistake of flying commercial and their baggage first went to the wrong airport, then ended up missing several of the bodyguards guns.
I guess they didn't use a diplomatic seal or it means nothing to airport employees.