David Keene — American Activist born on May 20, 1945,

David A. Keene was the president of the National Rifle Association for the traditional two one-year terms from 2011 to 2013. From 1984 to 2011, he was the chairman of the American Conservative Union. He is the Opinion Editor for The Washington Times... (wikipedia)

Both sides know the last election was just the beginning of the next election. It's clear there has been no attempt to have any kind of getting along.
The one big strategic error - which was a political error and an economic error of grand proportions - was the prescription drug bill.