Norquist Endorses Boehner Plan

July 28, 2011

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Via Politico: Grover Norquist backs John Boehner’s debt bill

“Boehner’s plan is the only way to bring spending down by the same amount the debt ceiling increases – without raising taxes,”Norquist said Wednesday in POLITICO’s Arena. “It is a tremendous win for the forces of limited government.”

That should give the Tea Partiers enough cover to vote for the package, I suppose. They are also under a lot of pressure from House leadership at the moment, it would seem.

6 responses to “Norquist Endorses Boehner Plan”

john personna

July 28, 2011 at 9:02 am

I’ve always thought of Norquist as an empty shirt. This moves him up a bit in my opinion.
john personna

July 28, 2011 at 9:03 am

(Though, I should note that I think the Reid plan actually does more to fix the debt, without raising taxes.)
Chad S

July 28, 2011 at 10:37 am

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0711/Club_for_Growth_urges_Boehner_bill_defeat.html

The Club for Growth is opposed.
ratufa

July 28, 2011 at 10:58 am

@john personna:

The Boehner plan isn’t all that different from what Norquist said was acceptable back in May: no taxes, spending cuts at least as much as the debt limit increase, and a shorter term extension so that we can go through this again relatively soon (though, not quite a short as Norquist might prefer). If you thought he was an “empty suit” before, no reason to change your mind.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/266798/pay-you-go-debt-ceiling-increases-grover-norquist
john personna

July 28, 2011 at 11:21 am

@ratufa:

I was combining this with his hedge away from expiration of Bush tax cuts as a tax increase.

Just trying to give the guy a chance … a guy I’ve considered the most corrosive in US politics.
WR

July 28, 2011 at 12:01 pm

@john personna: Up to what? A stuffed shirt?