Channeling Grover Norquist

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President Obama gets a cheer out of some Republicans by referencing their “No Tax Pledge”:

I know some of you have sworn oaths to never raise any taxes on anyone for as long as you live.  Now is not the time to carve out an exception and raise middle-class taxes, which is why you should pass this bill right away.

Funnily enough, though, the payroll tax extension seems to be the one tax break that the GOP leaders seem to have turned their noses up at.

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