Discussion: GOP Rep. Drops Pro-Gun Stance, A+ NRA Rating From Campaign Site

dr_coyote · March 30, 2018, 5:17pm

Congressman: the Internet is forever.

stellermeller · March 30, 2018, 5:22pm

We also need the guardians of our liberty, the news media, to speak more directly and more often about the hundreds of thousands of citizens who joined the teens in their quest to do the right thing and had had enough of watching NOTHING happen, ever, to control the madness. Consider if all the deaths by gun, every day, were instead caused by ANYTHING else. Disease, poisoning, crashes of any kind. What would happen then?

phlebas · March 30, 2018, 5:24pm

This is exactly the sort of cynical, pragmatic window-dressing the GOP needs to pull itself into the 20th Century!

seamus42 · March 30, 2018, 5:44pm

That is a suspiciously tan forehead, congressman.

I wonder if he’s been hanging out with this guy…

clemmers · March 30, 2018, 5:49pm

As some of us were commenting the other day, this may be one of the first signs that coziness with the NRA is becoming uncool. A slight but noticeable cultural shift.

tsp · March 30, 2018, 6:43pm

Rep. Mike Bishop (R-MI), this is a good start, but talk is cheap. You are not redeemed until you VOTE for gun control.

redhand · March 30, 2018, 6:53pm

Let’s hope his opponent touts his A+ NRA rating.

“Asking for a friend.”

tena · March 30, 2018, 7:03pm

Yes because there always had to be a tipping point. Always. Things go up and then they go back down; they go right and then they go back left.

There’s a law of physics here at work and it works on society the same way.

mattinpa · March 30, 2018, 7:06pm

One thing I’ve noticed about crises is there are people who say “stand aside, I’ll take charge here.” That’s what those kids did. They saw nobody would change anything if they didn’t provide the leadership themselves, so they dusted themselves off and started leading.

rascal_crone · March 30, 2018, 7:43pm

I see a campaign manager career for you phlebas.

ignoreland · March 30, 2018, 8:24pm

“Mike Bishop has not changed positions on these issues.”

So he doesn’t even have the stones to stand by his unchanged position. Riiight.

radgal70 · March 30, 2018, 8:45pm

This district includes Howell. As Midland was Bircher Central, Howell was KKK Central. Removing your NRA rating is not what you might expect from a Republican in this district.

russlan · March 30, 2018, 9:10pm

It is a very strong sign that GOP is SCARED of the students’ current movement against gun control. They want to hide their COLOR to voters. Silly or childish political tactics.

dalinker · March 30, 2018, 9:17pm

Hey now. This douche bag, snowflake is, unfortunately, representing my district and he has NEVER gotten my vote. Not all Michiganders are dumb.

not_so_fluffy · March 30, 2018, 9:55pm

The republican party has become a legion of virtual fence-sitters.

zlohcuc · March 30, 2018, 11:48pm

Wait…dont tell me …he will continue to take their money…

fiftygigs · March 31, 2018, 1:07am

Now that is the problem, isn’t it?

ncsteve · March 31, 2018, 1:29am

I can top that. My representative is Virginia Foxx.

dalinker · March 31, 2018, 2:38am

I was gonna say something but…respect.

pauldownard · March 31, 2018, 3:12pm

Isn’t THAT cute! Conservaturds think they can hide. LOLOLOLOL - no worries - we already assume the worst if you’re GOP.