Back in 2000, the NRA's Vice President, Kayne Robinson (who was also the Chair of Iowa's Republican Party), boldly asserted that if George Bush won, the group be working out of his office. Yesterday, in response to the tragedy at Virginia Tech, one of Dana Perino's first statements was, as usual, a hat tip to the Bush base:
As far as policy, the President believes that there is a right for people to bear arms, but that all laws must be followed. And certainly bringing a gun into a school dormitory and shooting -- I don't want to say numbers because I know that they're still trying to figure out many people were wounded and possibly killed, but obviously that would be against the law and something that someone should be held accountable for.Not sure who exactly will be punished in this case, besides the families of the dead -- and the entire VA Tech campus, but, hey, that's the talking point and they're sticking to it.
The relationship of which Robinson boasted in February of 2000 has lasted for the seven years of Bush's presidency. The words have rung true:
