Maddow Blog - "When promises meet mandates" - McConnell Swears Fealty to Grover Norquist

[TomCADem]

This just goes to show why it is shocking that David Gregory gently prods John Boehner about his talking point that a cut in tax rates leads to economic growth. Normally, the media just sits there and nods their head solemnly as a Republican repeatedly swears fealty to Grover Norquist's no new tax pledge even though it makes no sense:

http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/03/04/17179792-when-promises-meet-mandates?lite

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appeared on one of the Sunday shows yesterday, and seemed a little too eager to repeat one talking point, ad nauseum. See if you can pick up on the subtlety of his message:

"The question is are we going to keep the commitment we made to the American people a year and a half ago, a bipartisan agreement signed by the president, that we would reduce spending without raising taxes by this amount of money in this fiscal year?

"And here we are, a year and a half later, with the president trying to walk away from the commitment we made to the American people.... We've got to begin to cut spending. And we promised the American people we'd do it a year and a half ago and we're going to do it. ...

"I'm absolutely confident we're going to reduce spending the amount of money that we promised the American people we would in a law the president signed a year and a half ago."

Over the course of a not-terribly-long interview, McConnell said eight times that the sequester has to be replaced with a 100%-to-0% deal in Republicans' favor because -- you guessed it -- it was a "commitment" Republicans made "to the American people."

[Frustratedlady]

1. Isn't Obama a Democrat? Does McConnell know that?

Who cares what the Republicans promised? Who's steering this boat?

I can't wait until Judd beats him out of the House. What a breath of fresh air that will be.

[GiveMeFreedom]

2. Unfortunatley

The Repubs think that Americans want austerity? This is the promise they made to the American people?

NO, they made a promise to a very select few Americans who own them lock, stock, and barrel.

I hope the Repubs burn in that place so many of them believe in.