[exit82]

Trump has made it perfectly clear that he is accustomed to getting regulatory approval the old-fashioned way - he buys it.

Quite an assumption you are making in this particular instance,c-I-c.

He made have had a specific threat due to his wealth or high profile.

Since neither you nor I know the actual reasons, I'll file this under "TDS".

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

He may have had a specific threat due to his wealth or high profile.

Look, as a life NRA member he gets credit for not opposing others' RKBA. So that isn’t a problem. And altho my initial response to Trump’s entry was dismay, I have concluded that nominating Cruz would be like filling an inside straight. Way things are, we’re better off with Trump than without him.

But Trump brags about being able to get regulatory approval (which you and I doubt should even be necessary) because he contributes to politicians. He uses that to critique politicians. So I’m not clear why my point isn’t self-evident.