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« Article on upcoming Term | Main | ATF recordkeeping »

Post on candidate Bill Richardson

Posted by David Hardy · 28 October 2007 10:42 AM

Over at Jim Pate's blog. (I've known Jim for years, didn't know that he blogged):

"What really caught my attention was a question that Brian Williams asked him in the first Democratic debate that I watched. I don't remember much of the question or the answer, but I recall Brian Williams saying that Bill Richardson had the highest National Rifle Association rating of any Presidential candidate, Democrat or Republican. My jaw dropped. A Democrat has the highest NRA rating? That doesn't speak well for the Republicans, does it?

As I did some research in preparation for this post, I found that Richardson has actually received a decent mark from another conservative/libertarian organization: the Cato Institute. In the Cato Institute's Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2004, Richardson received a "B," which is in stark contrast to Mitt Romney's "C" and Mike Huckabee's "D."..."

· Politics

5 Comments | Leave a comment

HKL | October 29, 2007 1:07 PM | Reply

Thanks for the link to Jim Pate's site. His comments were insightful.

Jonas Salk | October 29, 2007 4:14 PM | Reply

The NRA ratings are a bit misleading. Certainly, I don't think anyone who is pro-gun should seriously consider voting for Mr. Richardson, as he hasn't been the kindest and most pro-gun man out there. He is still a Democrat, and Democrats are what Democrats are. The best person for gun owners running for president would be Congressman Ron Paul, a libertarian-Republican. He seeks to overturn ALL gun control, not just keep the status quo.

Jonas Salk | October 29, 2007 4:17 PM | Reply

Sorry, I need to clarify WHY they're misleading: The reason, for example, for Congressman Paul's lower rating (I think he had a B, last I checked, on the NRA's congressional scorecard) is due to the fact that Paul does not vote "yes" on FEDERAL pro-gun legislation. He rightly sees such things as the domain of the states, not the federal government, as per the 10th Amendment. As such, he votes "No" on certain pro-gun legislation as a result of constitutionality, not necessarily out of anti-gun bias.

Doug in Colorado | October 29, 2007 4:54 PM | Reply

Besides, for Democrats Party trumps Person...he may be a good man with good individual ideas, but he's not going to fight a democratic majority in Congress...You can't trust him not to fold and go along with the rest of the Dems.

James Pate | October 29, 2007 7:11 PM | Reply

Hi. Thanks for the insightful feedback. Actually, I'm not the James Pate of Soldier of Fortune magazine. My blog's still pretty good, though. :)

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