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Related: About this forumPresident George H.W. Bush: 'Who The Hell Is Grover Norquist, Anyway?'
The president whose legacy is partly defined by three words -- "no new taxes" -- seems to care little about the ubiquitous pledge that touts the same phrase.
In an interview with Parade magazine to be published Sunday, former President George H.W. Bush pans the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, the Grover Norquist-backed anti-tax oath that politicians sign to promise they will never vote for a tax increase.
In the 112th Congress, 238 representatives and 41 senators -- all but three of them Republicans -- have taken the pledge.
"The rigidity of those pledges is something I dont like," Bush said. "The circumstances change and you cant be wedded to some formula by Grover Norquist. Its -- who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?"
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/13/grover-norquist-george-hw-bush_n_1671106.html
p.s. I love the fact that Barbara Bush thinks Norquist should go back to Alaska! LOL
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President George H.W. Bush: 'Who The Hell Is Grover Norquist, Anyway?' (Original Post)
Tx4obama
Jul 2012
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Rex
(65,616 posts)1. BAWHAHAHAHAHA!!
"...who the hell is Grover Norquist, anyway?" - George H.W. Bush
demwing
(16,916 posts)2. Bush the elder is a neo-con
not a theo-con.
I'm convinced that Bush the elder is much more socially centrist than he would ever admit.
Kalidurga
(14,177 posts)3. It's a shame he was lambasted by his own party...
for doing the right thing. But, then again is that really a surprise? Guess, all my thinking that the party has only recently been radicalized might just be wishful thinking.