Wayne the Baptist. Is Rick Perry the ticket out of Wayne's self-described "political wilderness"?
Kurt comments on this article from the Center for Public Integrity: "Rick Perry's devotion to NRA-backed proposals reaps campaign aid and grassroots support."
The CPI:
Perry could be a contender for an NRA endorsement during the presidential primary season, a step that the gun group took only once before. In 2008, the NRA backed Bill Richardson in the Democratic primaries.
“We’re always evaluating and trying to figure out what’s best for our members,” the spokesman said, adding that “no decision has been made yet.”
While NRA primary endorsements are unusual, Perry’s gun record is stronger than his chief rival, Mitt Romney. Perry’s spokesman, Mark Miner, said the candidate “hopes to receive their endorsements in the future.”
Kurt:
There is one thing Governor Perry (and, for that matter, the rest of the candidates) could do that would, if NRA leadership wants to actually show some, well . . . leadership, in bringing public attention to the "Project Gunwalker" atrocity, go a long way toward earning that endorsement. National Gun Rights Examiner David Codrea has urged voters to demand of Republican presidential candidates an answer to these two questions:* As a candidate for president, will you issue a statement calling for reauthorization of an Independent Counsel to investigate all aspects of the “Fast and Furious” scandal, and to follow the trail wherever it leads? And will you recommend prosecution where evidence warrants it, and punishment of those found guilty—no matter how high up in the government they are or have been?
* If elected, will you direct the attorney general to conduct a full and transparent investigation to include vigorous prosecutions where warranted?
Anybody want to bet that the NRA weinermobile drivers will avoid making that demand? They like to talk "Gunwalker" for the benefit of fund-raising but they have been damn reluctant to demand that their favorite lawmakers actually DO anything about it.
The NRA Weinermobile: still circling around aimlessly in the Gunwalker parking lot.
4 comments:
This is one thing that has not made sense to me all along - why has the NRA been so passive and meek about the whole illegal F&F operation? It seems that it would be the prime opportunity for them to be very publicly informing the public and spearheading the drive for disclosure, justice, etc (with the beneficial side-effect of more contributions, members, etc.)...
Something's rotten, methinks...
Uh, did anyone mention that Wayne the Baptist is endorsing S388, the federal reciprocity bill? The same bill that Obama thinks is so great. OH, yeah, it says that all state permits will be valid in every other state, and that there will be no federal permit.
From the NRA/ILA: This legislation would allow any person with a valid carry permit or license issued by a state to carry a concealed firearm in any other state if they meet certain criteria.
Uh-huh! Is there any question that the NRA is whoring for the administration on this one?
I hate to keep bringing this up, but would this be the same NRA that gave Harry Reid a "B" rating AND FAILED TO ENDORSE HIS OPPONENT, Tea Party Candidate Sharron Angle in the last election cycle? Harry Reid, who was instrumental in instituting the deathly unconstitutional "super congress," Harry Reid who supported anti-gun SCOTUS psychos Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan?
Just exactly what criteria does NRA use to select politicians to support, anyway???
I'll stick with GOA, thank you.
Like it or not, the NRA endorsement holds power, moreso than the GOA could ever hope to have.
I trust Perry. I don't trust Romney, and if he were to get elected, I could see more gun control getting traction, just like it did under Bush the First.
Speaking of that, with Perry as president, we could see even more progress than under W (mainly his refusal to push for renewal of the AW ban even under massive pressure).
Yes, I know he said he'd sign it if it got to his desk, but he made sure it would never get to his desk.
Anyway, Perry could get SOT/NFA reforms in place: No more SOT love letters, elimination of the chief LEO signature requirement for NFA, an amnesty for WW2/Korean-era machine guns, and maybe even a straight repeal of the 86 MG ban.
And maybe even a repeal of the Bush AW import executive order.
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