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michigandem58

(1,044 posts) Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:01 PM Dec 2012

"This is progress, making 84 percent of the Bush tax cuts permanent.” - Grover Norquist

“Not having read it all, I’m not endorsing it. But right now, as explained, it doesn’t violate the pledge,” Norquist said. “We need to go back and at the end of the day make sure that the tax cuts are made permanent for everybody, but that’s a fight for the weeks and months to come. This is progress, making 84 percent of the Bush tax cuts permanent.”

“If you were a Senator, you’d vote for it?” Blitzer asked.

“Yes,” Norquist said.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/grover-tax-rates-wont-increase-85603.html#ixzz2GgXjDxdW

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"This is progress, making 84 percent of the Bush tax cuts permanent.” - Grover Norquist (Original Post) michigandem58 Dec 2012 OP

He was just on Cnn looking happy, grrr n/t flamingdem Dec 2012 #1

FUCK Grover Champion Jack Dec 2012 #2

Asshole trying to save face. NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #3

Don't fence me in. Protalker Dec 2012 #4

What else is he gonna say alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #5

Exactly. Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #8

He's like a Turd Blossom inside a Turd Blossom. ellisonz Dec 2012 #6

Whatever Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #7

Everybody, PLEASE understand the big GOP strategy BlueStreak Dec 2012 #9

flamingdem

(40,887 posts)

1. He was just on Cnn looking happy, grrr n/t

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:02 PM

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Champion Jack

(5,378 posts)

2. FUCK Grover

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:12 PM

Dec 2012

NYC Liberal

(20,453 posts)

3. Asshole trying to save face.

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:13 PM

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Protalker

(418 posts)

4. Don't fence me in.

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:14 PM

Dec 2012

It is like trying to nail jello to the wall. Take away wordsmithing he is losing his grip. Funny his idol Reagan had to raise taxes.

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

5. What else is he gonna say

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:15 PM

Dec 2012

He wanted 100% of the tax cuts made "permanent." Obama wanted 80% made "permanent." It got negotiated to 84%. He lost, he knows it, and this is putting the bravest face on it.

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)

8. Exactly.

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:18 PM

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ellisonz

(27,776 posts)

6. He's like a Turd Blossom inside a Turd Blossom.

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:15 PM

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Dirty Socialist

(3,252 posts)

7. Whatever

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Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:15 PM

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BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)

9. Everybody, PLEASE understand the big GOP strategy

Reply to michigandem58 (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 11:27 PM

Dec 2012

They strategy is to lock us into a structural deficit and never agree to any tax increases. That means the only option is to cut government programs, and that means the safety net, education and lot of things we value.

Not a single penny of the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent because that just GUARANTEES that we will always run a deficit.

The right strategy was what the Senate passed earlier this year -- a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts for incomes up to $250,000. As the economy improves, the rest of the Bush tax cuts could be allowed to expire, and that would put us back into a balance or surplus. And that, in turn, would make it impossible for the GOP to keep whacking at our programs.

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