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Norquist to King: “I Hope his Wife Understands That Commitments Last a Little Longer Than Two years”

AmericanObserver Wrote: Nov 27, 2012 12:06 PM
Did I say anything about taxes? Higher or lower? No, I didn't. As to me being a 'liberal,' how do you know what I am. My question is not about taxes or political parties. My question is about true patriotism. I'll ask it again: why are our elected representatives signing pledges to lobbyists? Answer that, please. As I said, the ONLY pledge our elected representatives should have is to its citizens. Period. Do you agree or disagree?

Quite rightly, Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist is lashing out at congressional Republicans -- especially Rep. Peter King (R-NY) -- for trying to “weasel” out of the anti-tax pledge they had previously signed but now (surprise!) no longer want to uphold:

Anti-tax hike crusader Grover Norquist is slamming Rep. Peter King, saying he hoped “his wife understands that commitments last a little longer than two years” after the New York lawmaker said the no-taxes pledge is binding for only one session of Congress.

“The pledge is not for life, but everybody who signed the pledge including Peter King,...

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