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Loopholes. and remember what grover did the day that happened? june 16th of last year, i reported that night that grover, the protector of tax loopholes, created a loophole in his pledge after the fact of that senate vote, insider to pretend that his pledge had not been violated. grover said that day, as long as the senators who voted with coburn, quote, also vote for the demint amendment, they will be in keeping with the pledge, end quote. the demint amendment is a repeal of the estate tax, and...

June 16th of last year, i reported that night that grover, the protector of tax loopholes, created a loophole in his pledge after the fact of that senate vote, insider to pretend that his pledge had not been violated. grover said that day, as long as the senators who voted with coburn, quote, also vote for the demint amendment, they will be in keeping with the pledge, end quote. the demint amendment is a repeal of the estate tax, and therefore that would counterbalance the increase in taxation i...

In the same bill. thats the way grovers pledge always worked, until 13 months ago, when grover said it was okay to vote for a tax increase, as long as you promised to, quote, also vote for senator demints forthcoming amendment. now, it was still a loophole in the grover pledge, even if senator demints amendment was guaranteed a vote in the next hour. but it wasnt guaranteed a vote in the next hour. not even that day. nor was it guaranteed a vote the next day. it was never guaranteed a vote. and ...

When his pledge got broken by republicans on the senate floor. senator chuck grassley said, "there is a certain inconsistency because there are two separate votes." senator john thune said, "i think thats going to make it incredibly difficult for the pledge to have credibility going forward." senator mike gohahn said, "what grover norquist has just done is blown his pledge wide open." how big is the norquist exception? 13 months later, the demint amendment still has never come to a vote. so now,...

Demint amendment never even comes to a vote? thats what republican senators were asking when they were making fun of grover that day, when his pledge got broken by republicans on the senate floor. senator chuck grassley said, "there is a certain inconsistency because there are two separate votes." senator john thune said, "i think thats going to make it incredibly difficult for the pledge to have credibility going forward." senator mike gohahn said, "what grover norquist has just done is blown h...

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