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I had a rude and raging Fairfax loyalist go ballistic on me yesterday. He called me a liar for truthfully reporting that
NRA's statement of opposition to the Murthy nomination for Surgeon General does not state that confirmation votes would be scored.
It doesn't.
See for yourself.
And that is inconsistent with
past practice:
As background, when I called NRA ILA's media office before writing my article, they could not tell me if the Murthy confirmation would be scored and have still not responded to my request for a "yes" or "no" answer.
I'm aware that a report came out after I published my column that says the vote will be scored, and even linked to that in an update. What I'm not aware of is any public statement by NRA ILA directly confirming this.
I have tried again.
If anyone is aware of any official statement by NRA on this, please provide a link. The object is not to "bash" NRA, it is to make sure the senators are put on notice in a way they can't miss that their vote will have actual political consequences.
Why NRA won't just pledge to score and be done with it is unknown. I'd be happy to stop tugging on their sleeve about this and spend my time focusing on other pressing matters.