Grover Norquist: McConnell-Reid Better Than Default

[bluestateguy]

Look I don't like the guy at all. But these comments may give enough Republicans the political cover needed to vote for the thing. Like it or not, he influences a lot of votes up on the Hill. But as the article notes, that still puts him to the "left" of the most militant teabags.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/07/grover-norquist-mcconnell-reid-better-than-default.php?ref=dcblt

He doesn't care for it, but Grover Norquist said the plan hatched by Senate leaders Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Harry Reid (D-NV) is preferable to the nation going into default.

This puts Norquist -- one of the most powerful men on the GOP side of the aisle as the debt ceiling talks continue to percolate -- just slightly to the left of some in the Republican party's tea party activist wing, which have suggested default is a legitimate option.

In an interview with CNN directly following President Obama's angry presser Friday, Norquist was not ready to go that far. He said it was better to do something distasteful (McConnell-Reid) and then have a larger debt/deficit fight in next year's election.

Asked if Obama's warnings that default would be a "disaster" were true, Norquist said that as far as he knows, they are.

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[Ruby the Liberal]

1. Wall Street has spoken

Now they have to go try to put the Frankensteins they created back into their cages.

LOL!

[spanone]

2. why is norquist even in this discussion. he's nothing but a paid lobbyist.

[hayrow]

3. Chamber of Commerce Stooge #1 and Tea Bagger Guru has spoken

Norquist knows where his $ comes from. He better get his sheep in line and raise that debt ceiling or all will break loose and "those who are first may later be last" and the times may change considerably for the Repukes. The pain from a default will hurt lots of Chamber of Commerce Members at least as much as teachers and municipal workers.

[Snotcicles]

4. I wonder if the Chamber of Commerce used rubber gloves when they put Grovers balls in that vise. nt

[applegrove]

5. They don't want the deficite to be fixed. They want to run on it. It is just like abortion. They

need these issues to be unresolved so they can win elections with them.