Comments on: Norquist: McCain’s no tax pledge is ‘an updated version’ of ‘Read my lips, no new taxes.’

By: markusmarkus

markusmarkus — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:48:49 +0000

“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man’s oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”
John Kenneth Galbraith

By: Uncle Ho

Uncle Ho — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:43:32 +0000

Zoeey; My belated condolences. I did not know about your mother before now. I left the threads yesterday before you posted that.

By: Robt

Robt — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:23:02 +0000

I think Norquist’s honor and credibility is Missing.

Its probably lost in the same place Dobson’s credibility is missing.

Rememmber Dobson will not vote for McJohn. “Absolutely not” dobson told Hannity on Sean’s tv comedy show aired on FOX.

Now Dobson thinks maybe I’ll hold my nose and vote for McJohn and all my flock of fundamentalist religious righties need to follow.

I have no idea what makes Grover an expert on economics when “humans” aren’t in his equations. It must be his wealth that makes him brilliant to some of those with less. Money has that illusionary effect on some.

Interesting was the sequence when Grover said, “McCain will not raise taxes.”

Chuck Todd replied with, ” McCain said everthing is on the table over Social Security, why would he say that if it was off the table” (para phrase).

Grover, “McCain wants to appeal to the opposition that he is open to discussion”.

Yeah, as open as a submarine’s main entry hatch at about 300ft under water. Sort of corporate like at ccontract time, negotiating with its employees.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:47:47 +0000

OMG, I’m sorry. I forget that my words are out there for everyone to see, please forgive me. Thank you for your condolences…

By: DK

DK — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:14:22 +0000

Why does anyone even give Grover the time of day? He showed what a greedy, low-life, scum bag he is through the whole Abramoff-Norquist-Reed scandal. He and Ralph Reed ought to be sharing a jail cell with their good buddy Jack Abramoff.

What a total nimrod!

Also, I think he should remember that George H.W. Bush made the Read-My-Lips statement and he eventually faced the budget reality and raised taxes anyway.

By: dbadass

dbadass — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:52:48 +0000

I continue to ponder what type of person names their spawn Grover.

Hi Zooey we arrived safely nothin’ but waves tomorrow!

By: RandomChaos

RandomChaos — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:43:17 +0000

Condolences Zooey. It is good you all could be there.

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:40:05 +0000

Zooey, I’m sorry to hear your sad news.

By: katy

katy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:21:38 +0000

o my god, zooey…

i am so sorry for you… not enough words now…

By: katy

katy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:20:08 +0000

grover… shame for that name…
one of the creepiest of the creeps…

By: jonny

jonny — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:54:24 +0000

53. Xisithrus Says:
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HAW! Too funny!

By: Zooey

Zooey — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:39:04 +0000

Hi Zep,

Tough summer — my Mom died last week. We were all with her, so that was good. How you been?

By: Xisithrus

Xisithrus — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:35:48 +0000

When did Norquist lose the beard? Is there some sort of mid-life crisis here?

Grover divorced his wife?

By: Xisithrus

Xisithrus — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:34:48 +0000

Relatively speaking…yes. :P

I thoth as much. How u been Z lady?

By: Bozo The Neoclown

Bozo The Neoclown — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:30:53 +0000

If any reporter had a set, the question to McLame when he spout this nonsense would be, “How to you plan on reducing the national debt run up by the last republican in office”?

By: penalcolony

penalcolony — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:30:51 +0000

When did Norquist lose the beard? Is there some sort of mid-life crisis here?

By: dixie blood

dixie blood — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:25:31 +0000

anti-tax guru Grover Norquist said that McCain’s “look you in the eye” declaration was “an updated version” of George H.W. Bush’s infamous “Read my lips, no new taxes” pledge.

So that means there’s a GHW Botch/McCorp flip flop on the way right?

BTW, Grover Norquist is a mucking foron and Ghoul-Aid guzzler!!

By: Bozo The Neoclown

Bozo The Neoclown — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:25:07 +0000

if i recall, Reaganomics threw this country into a severe recesssion leading to George HW Bush being the only one term president in the 80’s, 90’s and right up to present day.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:08:25 +0000

Xisithrus Says:
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Okay, that didnt sound right, Real Bush Men Dont Eat Queef.

Better, yes?

August 5th, 2008 at 5:47 pm

Relatively speaking…yes. :P

By: Fred

Fred — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:04:02 +0000

Themis Says:
Obama: Read my lips. I will raise taxes. Again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again…

Ha, themis seems to have gotten himself purged. I know you’re back reading this thumblis so here’s a hint for ya:

No matter who the next president is taxes will be raised. It just hinges on who will be taxed. If Obama gets elected then the big corporate tax breaks will end to a large degree just as they did under Clinton and it didn’t break them then and it won’t break them now to pay the house it’s cut.

If mccain gets (steals) the election then you can count on our individual taxes for the lower and middle class to go up, drastically.

Even bush I had to raise taxes because of the huge economic strain that our country was under after 8 years of raygun.

We are in a similar condition econically now and only more money will fix it. Corporations now have all of the money….see record profits for oil, pharma, ect.

Someone’s taxes are going up though, bet on it.