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Tag: Americans For Tax Reform

Ignore Grover (and Learn From Him)

By E.J. Dionne, Jr. —

Pretending that Norquist is more powerful than he is allows Republicans to win acclaim they haven’t earned yet.

Posted on Nov 29, 2012 READ MORE

Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Who Is Grover Norquist?

Although Norquist’s name seems to be everywhere these days, many know little about the man whose tax pledge is virtually holding the “fiscal cliff” budget negotiations hostage.

Posted on Nov 28, 2012 READ MORE

Gage Skidmore (CC BY-SA 2.0)

More in GOP Reject Norquist’s No-Tax Pledge

Rep. Scott Rigell, breaking ranks with establishment Republicans, has criticized the Taxpayer Protection Pledge of anti-tax hound Grover Norquist (right). Legislators who sign the document promise not to back a tax increase under any circumstances.

Posted on Jul 6, 2012 READ MORE

AP / Cliff Owen

The Cuts Are Coming

By Bill Boyarsky —

Republicans have their biggest statehouse majority in more than 80 years, and they’re taking orders from a man who wants to take government and “drown it in the bathtub.”