Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/22/chambliss-fires-off-on-norquists-anti-tax-pledge/?hpt=hp_t2" target="_blank">http://politicalticker.blogs.c...pt=hp_t2</a> It's only one senator, but it's a two-term GOP senator who has uttered the words "I care more for this country than I do about Grover Norquist". Hopefully, this is how the badly needed bipartisanship starts. Debt CANNOT be reduced by cutting alone, or trading off closing loopholes with cuts. More revenue is needed. Period. Good for Senator Chambliss.
Originally Posted By ecdc Absolutely, good for him! Grover Norquist is the epitome of the GOP intransigence and a refusal to budge on any issue. Enough.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<When will he be punished?>> Exactly what I was thinking. I'm sure that the right-wing media will start howling at any moment, and that will be the end of this "stand" against Norquist.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^This is why I believe the GOP will lurch further to the right than the middle. The right wing pundits and people like Norquist won't allow the party to become more moderate
Originally Posted By SuperDry ... and we have another GOP Senator saying the same thing: <a href="http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/25/graham-says-hed-break-no-tax-pledge/?hpt=po_c1" target="_blank">http://politicalticker.blogs.c...pt=po_c1</a>
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Originally Posted By Labuda Great news, SuperDry! I only hope that my senators will join in the rejection of Grover Norquist's reign of terror, but I really, REALLY doubt they will. And not too sure Ted Cruz (incoming new Senator from Texas) would jump into the anti-Norquist camp.
Originally Posted By TMI "those senators are traders to our big and great america" Anyone else picturing politicians wearing traveling salesman outfits, knocking on America's door?
Originally Posted By SuperDry "Congressman Torn Between Meaningless Pledge To Anti-Tax Zealot, Well-Being Of Nation" <a href="http://www.theonion.com/articles/congressman-torn-between-meaningless-pledge-to-ant,30539/" target="_blank">http://www.theonion.com/articl...t,30539/</a>
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I don't know what's more fascinating, watching the Romney faithful try and justify losing or Grover Norquist sputter because people are deserting his stupid pledge.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "I don't know what's more fascinating, watching the Romney faithful try and justify losing or Grover Norquist sputter because people are deserting his stupid pledge." Well, it's only a handful so far. And it remains to be seen if it's only lip service.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^Agreed, I'm not holding my breath. These guys know that if they break the pledge that the Tea Party and Neo-cons will punish them during the next election primaries, replacing them with someone who will toe the party line.
Originally Posted By tiggertoo Nor am I. Even if they are sincere, the Tea Party radicals will reel them in fast and furious.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo Grover is almost a messiah figure for the GOP. And it's all so reductive. Almost cartoonish. The real world is far more complex than what Grover can offer as a solution. And he got enormous influence (I guess greed will that).
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt That jackass was on MSNBC this morning. He's a complete and utter tool.
