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BG>I certainly did not mean to detract from the great work done to win the
BG>important election. It was done very well done.
        Of course not, Brooks. I understood what you were saying. EP
BG>If you want an analogy for the RTKBA fight, I would suggest the Cold War
BG>is a good one. This will be a long protracted fight. The Cold War turned
BG>into a "Race to Bankruptcy" between the U.S. and USSR. The USSR won that
BG>race and went bankrupt first; they are no more. I would prefer to see HCI
BG>win the bankruptcy race.
BG> Brooks Gelfand                              gelfand@failurea.fail.com
        I understand your concern. The problem we have is that HCI has
        gotten pretty good at arm twisting major donars. NRA relies on
        small contributions. HCI usually has the active asistance of the
        major media and we have the grassroots support. I don't see
        either side going bankrupt; but there's no doubt spending money
        in one area means we don't have it available to spend in
        another. I think Washington State was a "victory at any cost"
        effort (by both sides). There's no doubt other efforts will
        suffer because we had to spend the money in Washington. That's
        also true of HCI's effort, BTW. The decision as to where and
        what to fight over is in the hands of NRA's leaders; who are
        eminently qualified to make the decision.
        I'm just a spear carrier, Brooks. We pick the people we think
        best qualified to make those hard decisions, and then back them.
        Other than keeping a wary eye on the bottom line, I have to hope
        Tanya and her staff are making the best choices. So far, I'm not
        unhappy with their choices. But I am watching the bottom line as
        carefully as I can. Ernie P.
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