Draggingtree Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Human Events: Norquist: President Obama is overestimating his mandate By: Grover Norquist 12/12/2012 03:27 PM The Obama political team does not want to raise taxes. It wants to destroy the Reagan Republican party as a credible opposition. Their model is Chicago. There, Republicans technically exist. But the Chicago Republican party is not a threat to Democrat power. Ever. Obama believes that he can use the “fiscal cliff” to both raise taxes to fund more government spending and cripple the GOP. Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid has focused on attacking Republicans who have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to their voters committing in writing to oppose any and all net tax increases. He knows that that credible commitment has been the key to Republican congressional majorities. George H.W. Bush broke his pledge in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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