Grover Norquist was one of a Greek chorus of gainsayers who not only predicted failure for Obamacare but rooted for it and did everything within their power publicly and privately to accomplish its failure.
His hands and their hands are dirty.
Posted on 10/16/2013 1:14:33 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
Grover Norquist isn’t happy with the Defunders. The Americans for Tax Reform president told reporters today that they have a lot of apologies to make and bridges to re-build.
“It’d be a good idea if they stopped referring to other Republicans as Hitler appeasers because they opposed the strategy they put forward which failed,” Norquist says. “I think if you make a mistake as big as what they did, you owe your fellow senators and congressmen a big apology — and your constituents, as well, because nothing they did advanced the cause of repealing or dismantling Obamacare.”
Norquist refrained from naming the specific people who he thinks owe apologies to the rest of the conservative movement, but his reference is transparent — during his lengthy floor speech, Senator Ted Cruz said Republicans who supported a CR that would fund Obamacare were comparable to Neville Chamberlain.
Norquist adds that the defund effort has hurt its proponents’ goals.
“They hurt the conservative movement, they hurt people’s health care, they hurt the country’s economic situation and they hurt the Republican party,” he says. “And a lot of congressmen and senators are not going to win because we spent three months chasing our own tail — or at least, parts of the conservative movement spent three months chasing their own tail.”
He also compared the Defunders’ strategy to that of the Iraq invasion.
“These are the people who said, ‘Plan: Step One, Invade Iraq. Step Two, It turns into Kansas,’” Norquist says. “Could I ask if there’s anything in between Step One and Step Two? ‘Oh ye of little faith.’”
So they should apologize to the Chamberlain wing of the GOP for relying on them to actually hold firm?
B.S. The defunders ARE the conservatives.
Norquist is an islam-builder.
Deport the f***er to Afghanistan.
He must have meant conservative Muslims.
We don’t owe those bastards anything. They are NOT conservatives. They are PROGRESSIVES!
GrovertheA-rab don’ his thang for the ummah.
Norquist is pro ObamaCare....pro Islamic Terrorist....pro Illegal Alien....and no real conservative pays attention to him or ACU
You cant be pro Tax ObamaCare and claim you are an American conservative for tax reform
Good God almighty! I heve nothing but contempt for republicans and their minions.
No we don’t. No STFU and go retire with Karl Rove.
Un....no.
Hurt the conservative movement? No. They told the truth and sometimes the truth hurts, even if no one wants to hear it.
Hurt people's health care? Absolute lie.
Hurt the economy? Nope, another lie. Grover you should be shaking in your shoes along with the rest of the nation if you are just figuring out we are 2 weeks away from total collapse at any given moment. No apology for that, none. They didn't do it, didn't put the country in this situation.
Hurt the Republican Party? Well, Ok maybe...a little. But really, really...the GOP embarrassed themselves first all by their little lonesomes.
Hey Grover, the only reason the GOP looks bad is because people do not like you guys. Your bunch can’t even win elections. The middle class and the poor hate you elitists. Why are you unable to face the truth? For 8 years the establishment GOP has produced nothing but failure. The only reason we have the House is not because of your type.
You owe the GOP base an apology. But don’t bother. You reap what you sow. And by the way. Get your Muzzie lovin’ass behind me and apologize to the American people about your association with bloodthirsty death cults who are out to takeover and kill them. You Grover, are a disgrace.
That’s a good point. He seems to like them just fine.
Another buggy whip maker who is ignored.
Grover Norquist was one of a Greek chorus of gainsayers who not only predicted failure for Obamacare but rooted for it and did everything within their power publicly and privately to accomplish its failure.
His hands and their hands are dirty.
Me thinks there is an all-out effort to avoid blame in this man’s statements.
Considering how shocked the LIV’s are at the reality of Obamacare, those who were adamantly working to fight it might come out looking pretty popular with a lot of Americans. For the LIV, opposing Obamacare was an attempt to save the LIV from suffering a big bill/tax increase. What can the appeasers tout?
If I were Norquist, I’d be wiping my ass with the Tea Party too....
The Vidkun Quisling of conservatives speaks! Listen and be amazed!
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