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Volkswagen workers voted against unionization and set big labor on its heels as they try to move into the south. the past year, they've been wooing 1,300 workers. volkswagen themselves vowed to stay neutral while union leaders were allowed plenty of access and heavily lobbied the workers. even president obama weighed in on friday, advocating unionization behind closed doors. at the same time, there was powerful pressure from corker and has lynn. at the center of the debate, the workers were circulating a rumor, if they vote against unionizing, the plant might expand. grover norquist, conservat...

Norquist group is simply another front for millionaires and billionaires that don't want to see their taxes go up at all under any circumstances. republicans who sign the pledge and stick with it are signing away any shred of principle that they have, all for the sake of protecting the rich. what are your thoughts on this and is this the beginning of the end for grover norquist of sorts? >> well, ed, i think as a result of the recent election where a democrat was reelected president, the democrats retain control of the senate and democrats actually picked up seats in the house. there are some ...

I was totally opposed to any tax increases at that time. but to say that a pledge on an issue like taxes would last for a lifetime is ridiculous. ronald reagan raised taxes a number of times because that's what he had to do to close the deal. >> when norquist started his anti-tax pledge, the deficit was $220 billion. now, it tops $1 trillion. this is a turning point for the gop or at least it could be. the other thing you need to know about is the money trail. in 2010, 66% of funding for americans for tax reform, norquist's group, came from two billionaire groups, according to an investigation...

A lifetime is ridiculous. ronald reagan raised taxes a number of times because that's what he had to do to close the deal. >> when norquist started his anti-tax pledge, the deficit was $220 billion. now, it tops $1 trillion. this is a turning point for the gop or at least it could be. the other thing you need to know about is the money trail. in 2010, 66% of funding for americans for tax reform, norquist's group, came from two billionaire groups, according to an investigation by the nation magazine, karl rove's group, crossroads gps, gave $4 million. the center to protect patients rights, one ...