Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, says the public broadcast of negotiations on the “fiscal cliff” could hold lawmakers responsible for their promises and give Americans a firsthand view of public versus private rhetoric. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Sen. Bob Corker, seen in July, says he is “not obligated” to stick to the Americans for Tax Reform pledge, formulated by Grover Norquist in the mid-1980s. Other influential Republicans say they may be willing to abandon it if Democrats will work with them to achieve entitlement reform and debt reduction. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** In this Feb. 11, 2012 photo, anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington. (Associated Press)
"Obstructionists" and "compromise"? Enjoy a game of bingo based on cliches likely to surface in President Obama's State of the Union address, courtesy of Americans for Tax Reform. (Image from Americans for Tax Reform)
Grover Norquist, president of a taxpayer advocacy group, Americans for Tax Reform, center, meets with a group of millionaires discuss issues related to the debt supercommittee, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)
Donald H. Rumsfeld (left), secretary of defense in the George W. Bush administration, and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, participate in a CPAC Cruise 2011 event. (Emily Miller/The Washington Times)
Grover G. Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform is scheduled to join with NAACP officials and business and education leaders at National Press Club to discuss an alternative way of dealing with nonviolent felons, rather than just incarcerating them. (The Idaho Statesman via Associated Press)