"When an "A" could hurt."

[billbuckhead]

Now that the NRA has blacklisted millions of decent Americans,
wouldn't it be delicously ironic if Dean's pro-NRA whoring and then waffling about gun safety costs him the nomination?

From CBS NEWS.com's Washington Wrap, about halfway down the column.

"Meanwhile, Dean is coming is under fire again for his stance on gun control, an issue that could affect his standing among women, reports the New York Times. As a candidate running for president, an "A" rating from the NRA is not generally something that a Democrat seeks. Back when he was running for governor in 1992, Dean told the NRA that he opposed any restrictions on private ownership of assault weapons in a signed questionnaire.
However, outside of rural Vermont, such comments don’t always play well. These days, Dean assures audiences that he agreed with Bill Clinton’s ban in 1994, but is against further federal legislation.

Andrew Arulanandam, an NRA spokesman, says the guns banned in the 1994 law "weren’t that much different from firearms that are used in hunting and competition," or in other words, firearms used by rural Vermonters. He also accused Dean of "schizophrenia," saying he has switched his position because he is running for president."

<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/02/26/politics/main502099.shtml>