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Grover Norquist

  1. george h.w. bush
    The Bush Family’s Struggle to Keep Up With the Conservative MovementGeorge H.W. Bush and his sons George W. and Jeb tried to stay in step with the ever-rightward drift of the conservative movement. They failed.
  2. Forget ‘Tax Reform.’ Republicans Will Settle for Tax Cuts for the Rich.For all the talk of “tax reform,” Republicans would prefer to offset tax cuts with spending cuts, and in the end won’t insist on offsets at all.
  3. Trumpcare Proves That the GOP Would Rather Increase Inequality Than Create JobsEnding the Medicaid expansion will eliminate an estimated 1.2 million jobs. But the “greatest jobs president God ever created” doesn’t seem to care.
  4. Trump’s First March 15 Win: Turning 343 Votes Into Nine Convention DelegatesThe Northern Mariana Islands, a place made infamous by Tom DeLay and Jack Abramoff, gives Trump a very nifty delegate-per-vote ratio.
  5. burning man 2014
    Grover Norquist Goes to Burning ManThe conservative activist got his playa on.
  6. politics
    Republican Slips Right Through Grover Norquist–Pledge LoopholeHis district changed, so it no longer applies!
  7. the national interest
    Grover Norquist Is Dead; Norquistism Lives OnDecoding the GOP’s delicate dance with its anti-tax mascot.
  8. death and taxes
    GOP Lawmakers Acknowledge Need for Higher Tax Revenues Quick, someone cover Grover Norquist’s ears!
  9. we the people
    Americans Not Allowed to Punch Grover Norquist Somewhere UncomfortableA White House petition.
  10. taxes
    Bill Kristol Thinks Millionaires Can Afford to Pay a Little More in TaxesIt’s not like all rich folk are Republicans, anyway.
  11. early and awkward
    Arizona Rep. Says He Won’t Sign No-Tax Pledge, Forgets He Already Signed ItHe’ll sign “no more pledges,” emphasis on “more.”
  12. republican national convention
    Limo Debates With the American Crossroads BossTalking energy deregulation in the back of a car with two right-wing heavy hitters in Tampa.
  13. politics
    Grover Norquist Opposes Insane Texas Judge’s Tax Plan“Tax increases lead to civil unrest.”
  14. death and taxes
    Anti-Tax Absolutist Grover Norquist Calls George H. W. Bush a LiarOn ABC, not to his face.
  15. important ceilings
    There Was a Bomb Scare at Anti-Tax Crusader Grover Norquist’s Office This MorningThe debt-ceiling brouhaha is officially past the civil phase.
  16. important ceilings
    Anti-Tax Zealot Grover Norquist Is Fine With Letting the Bush Tax Cuts Expire [Updated: No He Isn’t?]Huh. Did not expect that.
  17. important ceilings
    David Brooks Still Not Happy With the GOP“They believe they are Gods of the New Dawn.”