The campaign has asked gun rights advocates like state Rep. Dan Surra, a Democrat from rural Elk County with an “A+” rating from the NRA, to form a coalition of supporters who can vouch for Obama.So who you help gain even greater power doesn't count toward your rating? And we're sure his supportive votes are because of deep, abiding principle, and not because he knows any other course would be politically suicidal in "rural Elk County"?
“It is clear out there that I am for Obama, and they have reached out to me as a sportsman and a gun owner,” Surra said Thursday. “There has been an outreach to pro-gun legislators, pro-gun people who are sympathetic to Obama’s message.”
Keep dancing with the devil. Just don't make the mistake of thinking he'll ever let you lead.
""So who you help gain even greater power doesn't count toward your rating?""
ReplyDeleteWith the NRA, no it doesn't. During the '90's, I had this exact phone argument with the NRA over A+ rated governor candidates Zell Miller and whoever. Miller supported Clinton and the forgotten Rep., of course, didn't. Both had a NRA A+. I tried to convince the NRA guy that this was suicidal and they had to look at the unintended consequences. I dropped my NRA membership for this reason. In Zell's defense, he did turn out to be a good replacement when Sen. Coverdell died.