JO> I meant to tell you that I do agree with you about the strict
JO> demands toward being conservative enough, and losing people
JO> along the way. I think that has been a real problem in
JO> government, and in part for the NRA. In some ways there are two
JO> similar factions in the NRA, but the biggest gripe seems to be
JO> the "talking heads" and what they're doing with all the money,
JO> which would be more of a common sense issue.
DH> I have always found it interesting that those who are the first
DH> to sqwak about narrow minds, are often the first to demand
DH> complete adherance to the party line.
The mainstream half of the NRA seems to think the extremist half is
narrow-minded, not open to compromise...well, dangit, we *have*
compromised ourselves to death. 
Now, talk about narrow-minded...the mainstream PTB suddenly told
Leroy Pyle (extremist board member) to take the NRA emblem off his
page. It's the "Members for a better NRA" part that they must hate.
They threatened a lawsuit for unlawful use, but they must have
forgotten that part on their page that had the emblem and banner on
it, saying use to these and spread them around. As soon as this was
pointed out, they took it off. They are sure going to a lot of
trouble to shut Leroy up. I'm furious now, so I'm going to put up a
"Members for a better NRA" section on my page too, and put a little
blank spot and next to it "Emblem witheld due to new NRA's "No
extremists" rules.
I hate to see this acrimony, but if the people in charge are corrupt
and selling us out anyway, what good are they? Well, other than that
they've helped me look at some so-called "Republican" Congressmen a
little differently. I know now that (R) by their name doesn't just
automatically mean they are our friends. You can be hurt so easily
by those you *think* are on your side because you don't expect it
nearly as much. When it's liberals, at least we always know what to
expect, even though it's all bad.
... Trust only those who would lose as you if things go wrong.
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