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The Growing Revolt Against Grover Norquist

December 1, 2012 By steven-j-gulitti 1 Comment

Two weeks ago I penned a short piece titled “Grover Norquist Collateral Casualty of 2012?” where I broached the question of whether or not Norquist would become a casualty as a result of the coming fiscal cliff negotiations and where I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Anti-Government Ideas, barack-obama, Bob Corker, Conservative Ideas, Diane White, Entitlement Spending, Eric Cantor, Federal Deficit, Grand Bargain, grover-norquist, House Republicans, Jeff Flake, john-boehner, john-mccain, koch-brothers, Lamar Alexander, lindsey-graham, Peter King, republican-party, Saxby Chambliss, senate-republicans, sheldon-adelson, tax-policy, tea-party, Tom Cole, tom-coburn

The Looming Compromise on Revenues

July 8, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 2 Comments

Against the backdrop of heightened political rhetoric among conservatives about not being willing to raise tax revenues as part of the deal to raise the debt ceiling, there is a growing acknowledgement among many Republicans in Washington … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: americans-for-tax-reform, Debt Negotiations, Entitlement Reform, Eric Cantor, grover-norquist, joe-biden, john-boehner, medicaid, medicare, Mike Lee, mitch-mcconnell, obama-administration, PBS News Hour, Pew Research Polling, republican-party, Saxby Chambliss, social-security, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tom-coburn, Vin Weber

The Tea Party, Taxes and Spending Cuts‏

May 23, 2011 By steven-j-gulitti 6 Comments

A key goal of the Tea Party movement is the reduction of the national debt and thus the size of government via spending cuts. However, it is highly unlikely that the federal deficit can be reduced through spending cuts alone. That said if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: alan-simpson, Alice Rivlin, American Politics, barack-obama, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force, David Wessel, david-stockman, Deficit Reduction Panels, Erskine Bowles, Gang of Six, government-spending, grover-norquist, john-boehner, Martin Feldstein, medicaid, medicare, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility, Pete Domenici, Saxby Chambliss, Scope of Government, social-security, tax-foundation, tax-policy, Tea Party Caucus, tea-party-movement, tom-coburn

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