ABC News: ‘GOP Starting to Rebel Against No-Tax-Hikes Pledge’ Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC): “When you’re $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming Greece, and Republicans — Republicans should put revenue on the table. We’re this far in debt. We don’t generate enough revenue.” [ABC’s This Week, 11/25/12]…
Grover Norquist To Meet With House Republicans to “Tutor” Them On His Tax Pledge Norquist Defends His Title Of “Most Powerful Man In The Republican Party” From Jeb Bush, Who Said Of Norquist’s No Tax Pledge “I Don’t Believe You Outsource Your Principles And Convictions To People.” Joe Scarbourough On The Matchup: “…I’m Pretty Confident…
Sequester Is a Tough Pill to Swallow, But That Was the Point – Cuts Were Designed to Be Tough Enough to Force Lawmakers to Compromise, Reach a Balanced Deal Fundamentally Skewed Priorities in Republican Budget Would Hand More Tax Breaks to Wealthy at Expense of Middle-Class Families Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid spoke…
Republican lobbyist Grover Norquist hasn’t been shy about making it abundantly clear just who pulls the Republican Party’s strings on taxes. He’s been exerting his influence behind the scenes from the beginning of the Super Committee process, keeping his reins tight on Republicans and preventing them from forging the balanced deficit reduction the American people…