It was his idea for Republicans to sign a no tax increase pledge.
It is this pledge that is holding up debt reform and threatening to plunge our country into economic catastrophe.
What kind of man is Norquist?
Norquist was born with a silver spoon in his mouth given to him by his wealthy family. He has no idea what it is like to work full time but still not have enough money to make ends meet.
He is a man who declared war against the American government when he said that "My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub."
His organization was a central player in the Jack Abramoff scandal. He used his connections to launder nearly $1 million from Abramoff’s Indian tribe clients to conservative activist Ralph Reed. In return, Norquist’s organization, Americans for Tax Return, took a piece of the cut.
Norquist is the man who the non-partisan fact-check site Politfact has caught lying more than once.
Lie#1
"Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged."
Lie#2
"Withheld union dues fund half of Dem (Democratic) campaigns in Florida."
The sad fact is that the Republicans are not servants of the American people, but of Grover Norquist.
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