Some Republicans are beginning to think that voting for the SAFE Act was a bad political move.<\/p>\n
First up, Senator Phil Boyle<\/a> releases this statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n “… \u201cThe so-called SAFE act was a mistake. Its passage lacked transparency and public input and its wording was ill-conceived and of questionable legality,\u201d said Senator Phil Boyle. \u00a0“Lawmakers like myself might have caught these mistakes if we were given more than two hours to read the bill. \u00a0A good leader admits a mistake and works to rectify it. \u00a0That is what I am doing.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Translation: my constituents are pissed and I’m trying to cover my ass with this bullshit statement.<\/p>\n Next, freshman Assemblyman Bill Nojay<\/a>\u00a0tells Fred Dicker what he thinks of Dean Skelos<\/a>:<\/p>\n “…\u00a0In a rare break with party unity, Nojay described Skelos<\/a> to The Post as \u201ca failed leader\u201d and declared, \u201cHe has to go.\u201d \u00a0\u201cDean Skelos has repeatedly failed to defend Republican values and assist his fellow Republicans running for office, whether it\u2019s his supporting a $2 billion tax hike, how he handled gay marriage, and now the gun issue,\u201d Nojay said …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Now Dean Skelos comes out of hiding to issue a statement<\/a>:<\/p>\n “Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said today that he expects significant changes to the gun-control law passed in January, specifically targeting the provision that lowers the number of bullets in a magazine from 10 to seven. \u00a0Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan<\/a>, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo<\/a> has indicated that the law passed Jan. 15 might face just some minor changes. Skelos, the Republican from Nassau County, said he would hope there would be more substantial changes. \u00a0\u201cI think they are going to be more than technical,\u201d Skelos told reporters of the changes. \u201cI think we\u2019re going to look at the size of the clips, a number of other issues \u2013 protections within your home.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yeah right. \u00a0He knows that neither Shelly nor Andy are likely to go along with that. \u00a0Like Boyle he’s looking for some political cover.<\/p>\n