Washington is all a buzz with the negotiations between the Congress and the Prez on what to do about our spiraling debt….yet NO matter what they say, and they all want their couple of minutes in front of the media, they are being held hostage by ONE man……
I was under the impression that the Congress and the Prez made fiscal policy…….I thought the two houses and the Prez sat around and negotiated on all fiscal policy…….and with the help of special interests, of course…..but it seems that one person makes all the tax policy for the country…..especially when we are talking about what ti do with those tax policies……..who am I speaking of?……….Grover Nordquist!
Yep, good old Grover is the single most productive person in our government….and he is NOT even elected….but just who is Grover Nordquist?
Mr. Norquist is president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), a taxpayer advocacy group he founded in 1985 at President Reagan’s request. ATR is a coalition of taxpayer groups, individuals and businesses opposed to higher taxes at the federal, state and local levels. ATR organizes the TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLEDGE,which asks all candidates for federal and state office to commit themselves in writing to oppose all tax increases. In the 112th Congress, 236 House members and 41 Senators have taken the pledge. On the state level, 13 governors and 1249 state legislators have taken the pledge.
“the greater good” is gone huh. Now its just trying to sell it as good with a campaign concealed inside.
Oh Phillip……the common good died with the election of Reagan!
Personally, I think the common good died with the founding fathers, but then I’m not American, so what do I know?
However, it does highlight the sort of farce I’ve been going on about – you have system that “elects” a hundred or so (is it?) Senators, umpteen other representatives and President who is commander-in-chief of the armed forces and can (more or less) single-handedly blow the whole f*cking world to kingdom come and what does HE have to spend his time doing? Why, asking some unelected jerk if he could please have some money to run the country with…
Great system you have – America the free forever, eh? 👿
Now that was a bit sarcastic. Sadly it is true and I do not think that the Founders had a common good in mind except for their own,,,,,,and Quin, I am working on a bunch of posts about how we could change things….some will not make many happy but if change is needed there is only one way………
Yea chuq, I was working on a post about we could change things, but I dont wanna go to jail again, lol. We do seem to have backed ourselves into an American corner eh’.
IMO, things are gonna change….just not to my liking I am afraid…..
True, the republican party changed from being the “fiscally responsible” party, who accepted taxes as a necessary evil, to the party of no tax increases – no matter what – under Reagan.
Also true, the common good our founding fathers strove for was dealt a deathblow when America ignored the warnings of George Washington about having political parties.
Morning Auto…nice to see you again. I think that Gore Vidal has summed it up admirably, “The word politics is made of two Greek words, ‘poli’ meaning the people and ‘tics’ meaning blood sucking insects…..