The NRA has been taking fire for shenanigans that have undermined the conservative movement. Their most recent list of capers includes: contemplating an endorsement of anti-gun Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, endorsing centrist candidates instead of the most conservative ones, failing to take a stand against Eric Holder’s nomination, and doing a subpar job at resisting Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination (both of which are anti-gun).
It gets worse: The NRA recently got themselves into very hot water for failing to oppose the anti-free speech DISCLOSE Act. The group agreed to go along with House Democratic leaders and drop their opposition to the bill in exchange for a special exemption. This selfish move gave Blue Dog Democrats the green light to vote for the bill now that they didn’t have to worry about retaliation from the NRA. During the floor debate, House Minority Leader John Boehner stated that the NRA’s decision demonstrated their willingness to “throw everybody else under the table so they can get a special deal, while requiring everyone else to comply with all the rules outlined in this bill.”
The NRA is more interested in being buddies with politicians on both sides of the isle than being an uncompromising defender of the Second Amendment. “The NRA is all about the NRA — helping their organization and not necessarily the cause,” said prominent conservative blogger Erick Erickson. “A lot of conservatives think the NRA has become much more interested in wooing the bipartisan label than in being really effective Second Amendment fighters,” Erickson added.