Back home in PA, Senator Arlen Specter is running neck and neck with Joe Sestak in the Democratic primary. According to Washington Post reporter Greg Sargent, the Kansas-born Specter, “is highlighting his vote against the assault weapons ban in the 90s and calling Sestak out for his ‘F’ rating from the NRA.” But Specter is only running the ads in rural PA; he doesn’t want to be seen as close to the NRA in downtown Philadelphia. Curious, I went to the NRA site to check Specter’s rating. I found an A for conservative Republican Pat Toomey and an AQ for his defeated primary opponent Peg Luksik. But couldn’t find a rating for Sestak, or Specter. Curious. So I Googled this old Pittsburgh Trib article reporting that the Gun Owners of America (GOA) thought Specter didn’t deserve an endorsement from the NRA, and was only a fair-weather friend to gun owners . . .
