Hunters against Bush/Cheney.

Hunters against Bush/Cheney. No face-shooting jokes for the moment. Let's look at just one state with plenty of hunters, and the kinds of issues that are important to them: Michigan.

64 percent of those [Michigan hunters] polled say the nation is on the wrong track in meeting its energy needs.

65 percent agree that Congress should pass legislation that sets a clear national goal for reducing global warming pollution with mandatory timelines.

74 percent of Michigan sportsmen agree that we can improve the environment and strengthen the economy by investing in clean, renewable energy technologies that create jobs while reducing global warming pollution.

12 percent of those surveyed think drilling for more oil and gas in the U.S., including on public lands, is the best way to address America's energy needs.

I am an urban Democrat who hates guns in the city, because I don't want Chicago to turn into Houston.

But I think that hunting should be like abortion: if you don't like it, don't engage in it. That's your choice. But don't outlaw it.

Democrats should embrace hunters as the true environmentalists so many of them are. After all, their activities take place in relatively unspoiled wilderness areas filled with wildlife. I support those too.