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as usual & they said 
About a dozen newly elected House Republicans refused to sign the anti-tax pledge during their campaigns, and another handful of returning Republicans have disavowed their allegiance to the written commitment.
Lockstep Republicanism has begun to atrophy? I'll believe it when I see it. Remember, the first question a member of the House of Representatives asks when faced with voting on a bill is this: "How will this effect me?"
House and even most Senate Republicans know failing to toe the line results in a loss to their bottom line - campaign funds. Country first is only a slogan, much like compassionate conservative and the party of the big tent. One false move or comment and the label RINO is attached to them forever.
Hmmm. Very interesting development
He offered (demanded they sign) his gridlock pledge
Norquist pledge takes election hit - The Hill
About a dozen newly elected House Republicans refused to sign the anti-tax pledge during their campaigns, and another handful of returning Republicans have disavowed their allegiance to the written commitment.
Norquist is a publicity seeking self promoter whose period of fame is gone. That being said, he did have a point that Bush Sr.'s eagerness to compromise plays directly into the cynical blame game played so expertly by the Democrats. The lesson to be learned is that the Democrats should be forced to introduce their own tax/spending bill, with Republicans allowing it to pass by abstaining from the vote. This would place responsibility for the results squarely on the Democrats, who would then have a much harder time blaming the GOP for all of the Nation's ills.
Norquist is a publicity seeking self promoter whose period of fame is gone. That being said, he did have a point that Bush Sr.'s eagerness to compromise plays directly into the cynical blame game played so expertly by the Democrats. The lesson to be learned is that the Democrats should be forced to introduce their own tax/spending bill, with Republicans allowing it to pass by abstaining from the vote. This would place responsibility for the results squarely on the Democrats, who would then have a much harder time blaming the GOP for all of the Nation's ills.
Hmm....... Let's see. The First Great Republican Depression. The worst recession we have ever had, almost became the Second Great Republican Depression. Then there was the Iraq war. And a little matter of Reagan quadrupling the National Debt. And who pushed for the repeal of Glass-Steagal?
Yes, the GOP does bear the responsibility for a good many of this nations ills.
EVERYONE knows about his zaney "pledge" now that the Repubs are req'd to sign. Much like Repub's were req'd not to dismiss Rush as a dope-fiend/law breakerGrover must be melt down mode...
"Our goal is to inflict pain. It is not good enough to win; it has to be a painful and devastating defeat. We're sending a message here. It is like when the king would take his opponent's head and spike it on a pole for everyone to see."
8:00 a.m. E.T.
The Wall Street Journal’s write-up of Friday’s White House meeting with the congressional leadership offers more proof that the President’s argument that the partisan fever would break after he was re-elected was spot on:
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the meeting, aides on both sides of the aisle said, was the absence of partisan jockeying that often marks these summits.
Although the tax issue was far from resolved, participants agreed to focus on their areas of general agreement instead of highlighting differences, a remarkable shift in tone just 10 days after an election campaign marked by bitter rhetoric over taxes.
Even the distractions over Petraeus, Libya, etc., are not getting in the way of the glasnost.
More Fever Breaking
8:00 a.m. E.T.
The Wall Street Journals write-up of Fridays White House meeting with the congressional leadership offers more proof that the Presidents argument that the partisan fever would break after he was re-elected was spot on:
Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the meeting, aides on both sides of the aisle said, was the absence of partisan jockeying that often marks these summits.
Although the tax issue was far from resolved, participants agreed to focus on their areas of general agreement instead of highlighting differences, a remarkable shift in tone just 10 days after an election campaign marked by bitter rhetoric over taxes.
Even the distractions over Petraeus, Libya, etc., are not getting in the way of the glasnost.
