Norquist’s response was sparked by an interview Chambliss gave to a local Georgia station on Thursday where the senator said “I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge.”“If we do it his way then we’ll continue in debt, and I just have a disagreement with him about that,” Chambliss added.SNIPChambliss on Thursday had said he understood some conservatives would criticize his decision and might challenge him in 2014, when he is up for reelection.“I'm willing to do the right thing and let the political consequences take care of themselves,” the senator said.
Norquist slams latest
tax pledge defector
By Meghashyam Mali - 11/23/12 04:46 PM ET
Grover Norquist on Friday responded to criticism from GOP
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (Ga.)
who suggested this week that he was ready to ditch the influential activist’s
anti-tax pledge.
“Senator Chambliss promised the
people of Georgia he would
go to Washington
and reform government rather than raise taxes to pay for bigger government. He
made that commitment in writing to the people of Georgia,” said Norquist, president
of Americans for Tax Reform, in a statement.
He did – REALLY?????????
He promised the people of Georgia
Or
Did he sign a blood oath / promise / pledge to Grover
Norquist?
“If he plans to vote for higher
taxes to pay for Obama-sized government he should address the people of Georgia
and let them know that he plans to break his promise to them,” he added.
Chambliss already did in
“an interview Chambliss gave to a local Georgia station
on Thursday”
Oh, Chambliss – that old poopy head.
Approximately a dozen newly
elected House Republicans have also refused to sign the anti-tax pledge.
OOPS!
Those stupid poopy heads.
“The Senator's reference to me is odd,” said
Norquist. “His promise is to the people of Georgia.”
NO!
HE signed the pledge authored/written BY Grover Norquist
He DID NOT sign a tax pledge that was authored/written by a group of citizens in Georgia.
Can someone, anyone – anywhere show me ten citizens from
Georgia who actually told ANY Georgia
legislator in the past twenty years
– Please, oh please, sign the Norquist tax pledge. That is the most important thing you can do
for me – a citizen of Georgia
– is to sing the Grover Noquist pledge.
Ten citizens? Nine, eight, seven, … one
– Thought so.
"Sen. Chambliss mentions his
fear of losing a primary if he breaks his word to Georgians and votes to raise
their taxes,” said Norquist. “History reminds us that when President George
H.W. Bush raised taxes in a deal that promised (and did not deliver) spending
cuts he was defeated not in the primary, but in the general.”
History reminds us of a 60 Minutes interview with Norquist where he threatens legislators that don’t uphold their oath to Norquist and THAT may be why
Chambliss is having re-election doubts.
Here are excerpts from a 60 Minutes interview with Grover
Norquist – I strongly suggest you read the transcript or watch the entire
video.
Kroft: But you're the keeper of
the pledge.
Norquist: We remind your voters
that you took the pledge.
Kroft: You are the ones that are--
Norquist: That's true.
Kroft: --gonna retaliate if they
break the pledge.
Norquist: Oh, no, no, no. The
voters will retaliate. We may inform the voters. But let's say the voters all
want --
Kroft: Inform the voters with
hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign or educational -
Norquist: Nineteen--
Kroft:--expenditures to point out
the fact that they broke the pledge.
Norquist: If necessary.
Kroft: But you make it pretty clear.
If someone breaks the pledge, you're gonna do everything you can to get rid of
them.
Norquist: To educate the voters
that they raise taxes. And again, we educate people--
Kroft: To get rid of them.
Norquist: To encourage them to go
into another line of work, like shoplifting or bank robbing, where they have to
do their own stealing.
Oh – Norquist – you poor old poopy head.
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