NRA discount that triggered Delta showdown was barely used
Casey Cagle
The legislature stripped a tax break on jet fuel from a broader tax bill Thursday after GOP Lt.  Gov. Casey Cagle  vowed to punish Delta for crossing the NRA.  Cagle  says they were defending the values of "ridiculed and belittled" conservatives.
 Cagle  called Delta a "beloved bedrock" of Georgia's economy in an opinion piece published Friday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But  he  said Delta's decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association sent a clear message to conservatives that "we find your views deplorable."
 Cagle  wrote: "We cannot continue to allow large companies to treat conservatives differently than other customers."
GOP Gov. Nathan Deal has blamed election-year posturing for the Delta controversy. Deal is term-limited and  Cagle  is a leading Republican candidate to succeed  him .
The legislature stripped a tax break on jet fuel from a broader tax bill Thursday after GOP Lt.  [TGT]vowed to punish Delta for crossing the NRA.  [TGT]says they were defending the values of "ridiculed and belittled" conservatives.
 [TGT]  called Delta a "beloved bedrock" of Georgia's economy in an opinion piece published Friday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But  he  said Delta's decision to cut ties with the National Rifle Association sent a clear message to conservatives that "we find your views deplorable."
 Cagle  wrote: "We cannot continue to allow large companies to treat conservatives differently than other customers."
GOP Gov. Nathan Deal has blamed election-year posturing for the Delta controversy. Deal is term-limited and  [TGT]is a leading Republican candidate to succeed  [TGT] .