JONATHAN CHAIT JUNE 27, 2011
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Jon Huntsman is the one Republican presidential candidate who has refused to sign Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge. I really like the understated, sinister tone of Grover Norquist takes here about their upcoming meeting:
The ATR pledge has evolved into something of a standard for GOP presidential candidates; former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) announced Thursday that he'd sign it, and Norquist said that all the other presidential candidates have either signed it already, or intend to sign it. (Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Rep. Michele Bachmann, Minn., haven't signed, but Norquist said they've indicated to him that they'll do so.)
Norquist said he's arranged a meeting soon with Huntsman and his team, which the ATR president said might soothe the former Utah governor's concerns about the pledge.
Yes, Norquist is such a soothing guy:
7 comments
Someday Grover Norquist's anti-tax grip on the GOP will be over and the sooner the better.
- liberalref
June 27, 2011 at 11:23am
Who's the money behind Grover Norquist?
- amidut
June 27, 2011 at 1:34pm
Norquist is causing Republicans to suffer from Taxarexia, where the country gets financially weaker from low tax rates, but when they look in the mirror, they still think we are too fat and they want to tax even less making us even weaker. Everybody else is worried and notices bones sticking out, but they still think we are too fat.
- Nusholtz
June 27, 2011 at 1:53pm
Nush, your analogy is perfect. I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation. I bet Hunstman tells him to get stuffed.
- GSpinks
June 27, 2011 at 3:22pm
Thank you GS.
- Nusholtz
June 27, 2011 at 4:13pm
amidut - Don't know if it's money; it could actually be a genuine belief. Something to do with the abuse he received at the hands of his father who would call each bit he took out of little Grover's ice cream a "tax". Most people would get over something like that, but not our friend Mr Norquist, whom it appears to have scarred for life.
- Nari224
June 27, 2011 at 4:40pm
I'll second GS's commendation of your analogy, nush. It's a good'un for sure.
- tealeaves
June 27, 2011 at 5:45pm