California Screamin'

Posted Thu, 08/28/2008 - 06:02 by rba
Cry Baby Loser Trophy - Available @ Trophies2go.com :: :: :: Jim Sanders/sacbee: GOP lawmakers put 'no new taxes' pledge in writing Rather than face the wrath of the their core constituency of Richistanis, or the organizational whine of the Chambers of Commerce or National Association of Manufacturer's and their ilk, the Republicans in California have chosen instead to sign a clubhouse oath. (Rumor has it Neanderthal Caucus members were allowed to sign with an "X"). Happy as clams, they all take a ride around the center ring of the media circus, stacked like cordwood on a brokeback one-trick pony. Republicans: the cartoons that write their own captions. :: :: ::

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They haven't put Norquist in jail yet?

by cho - 08/28/2008 - 17:23
Don't read their lips when California's Republican lawmakers say 'no new taxes' – they've put it in writing, signed their names, essentially inviting their own party to oust them if they renege.
Every GOP lawmaker except Fair Oaks Assemblyman Roger Niello has signed the "Taxpayer Protection Pledge" this year, casting a shadow on budget talks by making any vote to raise taxes a potential career killer.
"If you break the pledge, the people who voted for you will say, 'Excuse me, not only did you raise my taxes but you lied to me,' " said Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, in Washington, D.C., which conducts the pledge drive nationwide.

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