Thom Hartmann: Somewhere Grover Norquist is freaking out!

[thomhartmann]

The millionaire lobbyist and anti-tax master of the Republican Party may be losing his grip on power. Today - Freshman Republican Representative Rick Crawford is introducing legislation in the Tea Party-controlled House to raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires. Crawford’s legislation mirrors what Democrats in the Senate have been trying to do for months - add a small surtax on anyone who makes more than $2 million a year. One aide close to Representative Crawford said about the legislation, “If we’re going to make any progress in addressing the deficit and the debt eventually, then we need to find compromise.” So it looks like at least one voice in the Republican Party is waking up to the reality of the situation - that Republicans can’t ride a rich-people-only agenda to an election victory in 2012 - although they seem eager to try. As Vice President Joe Biden said in Ohio today - Republicans are about, “protecting the privileged." But it wasn't always this way...In the old days of the Republican Party - there wasn't just one voice willing to make the super rich sacrifice just a little bit more to protect the middle class - it was in fact a Party platform. Here's the big picture....

The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT TV & FSTV "live" 9pm and 11pm check www.thomhartmann.com/tv for local listings

[liberal N proud]

1. Anytime Norquist is freaking out it is a good day.

[southernyankeebelle]

2. You know the next time he runs he will be defeated.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

3. no video. :-\ n/t

[SamG]

4. Maybe it was taken down on Youtube or somewhere. Just a guess. n/t

[Make7]

5. Video link broken - here is the working link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bspvpiNFuK8

[Douglas Carpenter]

6. excellent

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