thinkprogress.org - 11/26/2008
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On CNBC this morning, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist claimed that the current financial crisis facing America is rooted in the fact that Democrats took control of the House and Senate in 2006. “ The economy’s in the present state because when the Democrats took ...
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Elections Be Damned, Conservatives Preserve The Stupid
Oliver Willis —
... Yesterday on CNBC conservative icon, activist and inside man Grover Norquist blamed the economic meltdown on the election of a Democratic congress. He did so with a straight face, apparently totally serious about it and in no way working in the employ of Ashton Kutcher for a wicked PUNK’D. He seems to actually believe it and will be reciting it as fact the way a child once believed in the Legend Of Zelda. ...
More Stupid Than Corrupt
The Mahablog —
... On the whole, the Right still is in denial about what their cockamamie economic theories hath wrought. Grover Norquist claims the economy is failing because Democrats took control of Congress in 2006. The only solutions being offered by the Right are the same solutions they always offer — ...
When in doubt, blame Dems
Political Animal —
WHEN IN DOUBT, BLAME DEMS.... Matt Corley found this gem , showing far-right uber-activist Grover Norquist on CNBC yesterday, discussing the economy. "Well, the economy's in the present state because when the Democrats took the House and Senate in 2006, you knew that those tax increases were going to come in 2010. The stock market began to collapse as soon as you recognized that those old tax rates were coming back. So, we're in the middle of responding to those tax increases." The substance of such transparent nonsense is easy to ignore. It's hard to imagine even Norquist ...
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Influential DC insider Grover Norquist is known for many things.
Being president of ATR , sitting on the
board of the NRA, and running the famous Wednesday
meeting .
However after today, there might be another point ...
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From NBC’s Pete Williams When the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court meet on Dec. 5th, in their regular private conference to decide which cases to hear, two lawsuits that have captivated a segment of the blogosphere will be up for discussion.
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