Tag Archives: Contract with America

Know Thy Enemy: Grover Norquist

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

(Ed. note: Know Thy Enemy is an experimental series profiling particularly prominent political pundits and players. the title is a nod to Sun Tzu. I’ll try to profile more than just conservatives as my liberal bent is wont to do) … Continue reading →

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GOP Pledge to America

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Big news of the day is the working draft of the GOP’s Pledge to America. You can read all 21 pages here.    I’m not going to immediately comment on the substance of this document because I want to do … Continue reading →

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Eye of Newt; Toe of Frog

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Exactly 16 years ago, Newt Gingrich released his “Contract With America.” It made an instant connection with voters, and six weeks later the Republicans swept to a 54-seat pickup in the House and majority status.

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