Virginia Democratic representative Tom Perriello is busy defending the National Rifle Association (NRA) from critics on both sides of the ideological divide. On one side, groups who support the DISCLOSE Act’s campaign ad transparency requirements (corporate ad-funding donors must be revealed) wonder why the NRA should get a free ride. On the other side, groups who oppose the Act (for its potentially chilling effect on donors who’d prefer to remain anonymous) wonder why the NRA should get a free ride when everybody else will be forced to name names. Into this fur ball strides Periiello, whose pro-exemption argument is about as elegant as the Pontiac Aztek. What’s the bet it gets even worse mileage?
