grover norquist still runs the republican party.
Grover Norquist signs off on Boehner's 'Plan B' tax proposal
WASHINGTON -- Grover Norquist, the keeper of anti-tax conservatism, gave his blessing Wednesday to House Speaker John A. Boehner’s plan to increase taxes on those earning more than $1 million a year.
Norquist's change of heart is a substantial shift for the president of Americans for Tax Reform, who for more than 25 years has been the enforcer of no-new-taxes purity in the Republican Party.
“Republicans supporting this bill are this week affirming to their constituents in writing that this bill -- the sole purpose of which is to prevent tax increases -- is consistent with the pledge they made to them,” Norquist’s organization said in a statement. “In ATR’s analysis, it is extremely difficult -- if not impossible -- to fault these Republicans’ assertion.”
“ATR will not consider a vote for this measure a violation of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge,” the group wrote.
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