Nov 03, 2011

Boehner Calls Ultra-Conservative Activist Norquist “Some Random Person”

At a press conference today, House Speaker John Boehner called Republican uber-activist Grover Norquist “some random person” despite nearly every member of his Republican Caucus pledging allegiance to Norquist’s tax pledge that would protect tax loopholes for Big Oil, millionaires, and billionaires.

SHOT: When asked about the influence of Grover Norquist on Republicans, Boehner responded: "It's not often I'm asked about some random person." [Slate, 11/03/11]

CHASER: 236 House Republicans Signed the Norquists’ American’s for Tax Reform Pledge To Oppose Closing Tax Loopholes for Big Oil companies or tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires. [Americans for Tax Reform Pledge Signers, accessed 11/03/11]

“It’s laughable that after nearly every House Republican has signed away their ability to close tax loopholes for Big Oil and tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires in this special interest pledge, now Speaker Boehner thinks that its author is just a random person,” said Jesse Ferguson of the Democratic Congressional Campaign committee. “After House Republicans nearly sent our economy into default over this pledge and are protecting this pledge at the expense of Medicare and creating jobs, it may be random to Speaker Boehner but its consequences are very real for middle income families.”

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