If anything great should be remembered from this past election it should be the fact that Grover Norquist has become much less significant. The number of Republicans breaking with the Norquist pledge to not raise taxes keeps rising, with the latest one coming out today: Open criticism of Grover Norquist and his Americans for Tax […]
This is one that I didn’t see coming: Three prominent conservatives warned in a joint statement against Republican “scaremongering” on Guantanamo Bay detainees, saying the prison in Thomson, Illinois would be fine to handle them. Former Republican Congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union and Grover Norquist, […]
But I thought John McCain said raising taxes on oil companies would cause them to reduce output and do more harm than good? Apparently not: The increase backed by the Republican vice presidential nominee will, at current prices, raise oil revenue to $11 billion this year — almost twice what the state needs to fund […]
There is a saying about people in glass houses not throwing stones. The Republican Party has put themselves on such a high platform over the years, it’s no wonder the entire thing is crumbling down around them. The latest from their conservative icon: A former California Republican Party official who resigned last year in a […]
Tell me he is kidding – Conservative activist Grover Norquist says a Senate report connecting him with convicted felon Jack Abramoff is a personal attack from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that could hurt the senator’s recent efforts to woo the right for a presidential bid. Norquist says a Senate Indian Affairs Committee report last month […]