This guy may look unassuming and normal, but he has the power!
We’ve all been told that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting a different result. This came to mind to me when I thought I was going through a “Ground Hog” moment when I heard the House passed their bill again last night. Yes, they may have made some minor changes to it, but truthfully, why waste our time with something that you know isn’t going anywhere? Steadily this week I watched the “Dow” go down, down, down, and I thought about how it had just recovered after the big slump of 2008! Leave it to politicians to play political games that make everything unstable for all people. Waiting until the last possible minute to settle this issue is costing our country in many ways. I still feel that this was orchestrated just for political reasons and that both parties want to dig deep into Social Security and Medicare and make changes that aren’t probably what the American people want. Here is an opinion piece from Patrick Martin at the World Socialist Web Site. Now, don’t let the fact that it’s on the WSWS website deter you. This is interesting and really should be read. http://wsws.org/articles/2011/jul2011/pers-j29.shtml
I don’t trust either party, but I have to wonder what’s going on with the Tea Party people because most of them seem absolutely clueless! The Republicans have prostrated themselves at the altar of Grover Norquist. He has far too much power, far more than any one person should have! Here I found a video way back in the 2008 primary where Grover gets to ask a question during one of the Republican Primary debates.
Many of the guys took the pledge to never raise taxes. If you don’t take the pledge, you don’t get any love from Grover. All I can say is “never” is a long time! I just can’t get over how powerful this guy really is. He seems to come before God and family for politicians! I went to Wikipedia and he has a long history of working for lower taxes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Norquist
Now I don’t care much for Lawrence O’Donnell or his show but this is a good clip to watch.
http://www.youtube.com/user/incitebytes?blend=2&ob=5#p/u/0/fGlUe7kfbzE
So, the real question is why is Grover so powerful? It appears to me that he has deep pockets and the total backing of the Republican Party. This document should be read but it has some scary bits in it. http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/americans-for-tax-reform
I thought these two items were very telling of who is behind Grover and what the plan is.
On Pat Robertson’s 700 Club, Norquist said the following about the Bush Administration, “We is them, and they is us. When I walk through the White House, I recognize as many people as when I would walk through the Heritage Foundation.”
“My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.”— The Nation, 10/12/2004
Both of these quotes should disturb anyone reading them. This is the guy that has the power in Washington, not you or me. We should all be afraid. I’ll end this piece by letting you know that Grover can be a funny guy. Maybe it’s his “good old boy charm” that has helped him get where he is today! This is from his own website doing a comic stand up routine for the “Funniest Celebrities in Washington”, whatever that is. This is his baby, Americans for Tax Reform.