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Norquist warns House not to increase cig tax
Grover Norquist is stepping up the heat on House Republicans to turn back the Senate's proposed cigarette tax. "A tax increase is a tax increase no matter what it is called," Norquist writes in a letter.
Why does this matter? Read here.
Americans for Tax Reform is also trying to call out Gov. Charlie Crist, who signed the no new tax pledge. A piece on the ATR Web site reads:
By all accounts, Gov. Crist of Florida has designs on higher (and highest) office some day. Maybe he thinks the Senate is a good place to go to do that. Just like Bob Dole and Bob Dole 2.0 (John McCain).
But Gov. Crist has a chance to set himself on the right path. Of course he can follow Bill Owens’ (R-Colo.) well-worn path from Presidential front runner to tax-hiking, GOP-smashing obscurity. For Crist the ride is on the back of the Republican-controlled Florida senate-passed tax hike.
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