A left field attempt to paint the nation’s No. 1 tax foe as a closet Muslim radical was tossed in the trash this weekend when National Rifle Association members voted to reject a recall effort of board member Grover Norquist pushed by his foes led by radio ranter Glenn Beck.

“I greatly appreciate the strong support the NRA membership and the entire Second Amendment community provided in defeating the recall effort,” Norquist, founder of Americans for Tax Reform, told Secrets.