Anyone interested in avoiding a tumble over the fiscal cliff at the end of the year - and that includes everyone from Wall Street stock traders to Main Street businessmen concerned about a double-dip recession - may want to take note of the news out of Washington the past few days.
It didn’t come from negotiation principals like President Obama or House Speaker John Boehner, but rather rank-and-file members of Congress.
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USA to Norquist: DROP DEAD!
As much as I'm opposed to big government, I'm also opposed to extremists. Norquist is an extremist and nothing will ever be resolved by holding an extremist view. There needs to compromise for the good of this country. Sticking to a pledge regardless of the circumstances is tantamount to putting your head in the sand. Hopefully more GOP members will step up so that Congress can start fixing the glaring problems that exist.
Have to agree 100%. Grover is a single issue zealot, unconcerned with consequences. Wake up and smell the financial disaster folks!
Lindsey Graham said he'd break the pledge "for the good of the country," yet for years he's had no problem violating his oath of office in favor of the Norquist pledge.
Does he really think he should be congratulated for that?
The members of Congress take an oath to "...support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies...", not to some guy named Grover Norquist, and at this point the 'fiscal cliff' threatens the well being of our nation. A failure to act decisively would be, in my opinion, a violation of their oath.
The followers of the Republican King Canute seem to be starting to wiggle in their ideological straight jacket.
"Members of both the House and Senate said simply that the Emperor has no clothes on." Did they? Did ANYONE except the reporter characterize Norquist that way, let alone "said simply" that? What sort of lousy, biased reporting is this?
Tax revenues increased faster than inflation in non-recession years. Spending increased much, much faster. Our problem is not low taxes: it's unrestrained spending.