Unelected, Unaccountable Grover Norquist is Picking the Republicans for the Super Committee

[meegbear]

Again: Can someone in the spineless, co-opted corporate media please do their job and explain to us why the unAmerican pledge to Pope Grover takes precedence over oath of office? Instead of just saying, "That's the way it is," look a little deeper and ask why Grover gets to pick the Super Committee. I mean, is it a good thing that our Congress is dictated to by a little tin god? All hail, Caesar!

Norquist said he has already been assured by “the right people” that House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) will not choose anyone willing to give ground on raising taxes, and he is confident enough to leave town on Wednesday for August vacation.

Norquist said he would like Boehner to name House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.).

He said he would be “fine” with leadership using the opportunity to give a conservative freshman the chance to shine, mentioning Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.).

Similarly, with respect to the Senate, Norquist can see McConnell appointing a young gun like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to the panel to give him a bigger platform. He said he would like to see Sens. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) appointed.

Norquist does not want to see former Gang of Six Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) or Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) on board because they made “troubling” statements in support of revenue increases during the deficit negotiations this spring. He said that if Gang of Six Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) made stronger commitments to oppose taxes, he could be OK with that appointment.

http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/looks-unelected-unaccountable-grover-

[Maven]

1. Yay! With the help of Obama's deal-making "skills"

He'll finally realize his dream of drowning government in the bathtub!

[aquart]

2. It's wrong to imagine him as bait in Shark Week.

Very, very wrong.

[monmouth]

3. This "Super Committee"is never gonna happen. Take it to the ba...Never mind..n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

4. Interesting. Bookmarking this

Will be intriguing to see if his picks "magically" make the cut.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. Was Norquist ever fully investigated for his role in the Abramoff scandal?

I know that there were several accusations concerning his foundation's involvement but did ChimpCo ever dig deep?

[fascisthunter]

6. do they get on their hands and knees and call him Sire?

because we all know they'd rather live in totalitarianism rather than be represented by a democratically elected leader. They don't want freedom... they want total control... no better than the communists, fascists, and other tin-pot dictatorships.

[DonCoquixote]

7. For all Jane hamsher fans

The reason some of us angry at her is not even that she picked a conservative to work with. She had any number of right wing people she could have worked with: brietbart, even Rush himself, but at least those people are out in the media, being WATCHED, norquist is not, which gives him greater power, which means that when Jane gave her nod to Grover, it helped someone that frankly did NOT need the help.

There are times I wish I could peek at the universe where St. Hillary won and Jane bent over backwards explaining her Goddess right wing turns, especially when the war with Iran finally came on schedule.