A philosophy that needs to be drowned in a bathtub

[marmar]

(Bloomberg) When members of the House Budget Committee gathered over sandwiches to meet with the leaders of President Barack Obama’s debt commission in Washington, former Senator Alan Simpson delivered a warning.

“If you are in thrall to Grover Norquist,” the Wyoming Republican who co-led the debt panel said he told the group in February, “this country hasn’t got a prayer.”

There may be enough congressional Republicans enthralled with Norquist, a small-government advocate who has spent the last quarter-century pressing lawmakers to sign a pledge never to raise taxes, to kill any comprehensive, bipartisan deal to rein in the $14.3 trillion national debt, say current and former members of Congress.

“Until Republicans are more afraid of the deficit than they are of Grover Norquist, we’re going to have a problem,” said Representative Christopher Van Hollen of Maryland, the top Democrat on the Budget Committee. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-24/norquist-emerges-as-barrier-to-u-s-debt-deal.html

[FSogol]

1. K & R. n/t

[jberryhill]

2. ...and throw in a hair dryer for good measure /nt

[RainDog]

5. LOL n/t

[JoePhilly]

3. It is smart to explain how Grover's plan has been to bankrupt the county as

a tactic to then demand that SS and medicare be ended as a result. This is why the GOP runs up huge deficits. So they can use the deficits to steal social security and medicare from the American people.

[Marr]

7. It's like burning down your house to get rid of that lamp your spouse refuses to sell.

It's asinine.

[Uncle Joe]

4. They're not enthralled to Grover Norquist, they're enthralled to money and power.

They just happen to see Norquist as either a tool to obtain those ends or a potential, powerful opponent against enriching them selves if they don't pledge fealty.

Their God is money and worshiping at its' altar requires human sacrifice.

Thanks for the thread, marmar.

[liberal_mama]

6. Why is Grover allowed to continue doing this?

I want the leaders of this country to look out for the people, not Asshole Norquist! He disgusts me.

[liberal_mama]

8. Just read the complete article about Norquist

Why doesn't somebody stop him? This is very unethical in my opinion. The article is really scary.

[DonCoquixote]

9. Jane hamsher

sure thought he was a swell person to work with, thus why I treat FDL as a rag.