Most Republicans have taken this silly pledge to not raise taxes even a penny, no matter what…and of course by that, they mean not raise them on wealthy Americans. They can always find loopholes to raise them on the poor.
Bruce Bartlett thinks he may have found the reason that some will tear up the pledge and enrage Grover Norquist. Deep and automatic cuts to Defense Spending are looming. Many have taken another blood oath to not let that happen and there doesn't seem to be a way to keep both promises.