Friday, November 18, 2011

A PLEDGE WORTH SIGNING

Grover Norquist, volunteer for Richard Nixon, aide-de-scamp to Oliver North, consultant in the Contract with America, and name-dropped in the Senate testimony relating to the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, is the president of Americans For Tax Reform.

His organization has developed an anti-taxing scripture in the form of a pledge.
The 'promissory note' has been signed by More than 1,100 officeholders, from local politicians, to congressmen, to governors.
Above all else, they have taken Norquist’s blood-oath to never, ever, raise taxes.
Fair enough.

But, here’s a new and improved pledge for politicians to sign, which might better serve our communities as well as this nation:

A'hem...

I pledge, that, upon leaving public office, I will never become a lobbyist. Furthermore, I’ll never work for a lobbying firm, nor will I become a political “consultant” [whatever that is].

I also promise that upon leaving public office, my net worth will be very close to what it was when I entered government.

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4 comments:

Tiny Timmy said...

Love it....I would add: I promise that I will not use non-public information that I obtain because I am a public servant to enrich myself. Furthermore, even though I am exempt from the laws banning insider trading, I hereby waive that exemption and agree to be bound by any and all ethical rules that would apply to the people I have the privilege to represent.

Phil said...

How about pledging allegiance to the flag that they all wear on their lapels? Their loyalty should not be to their old pal Grover but to the majority of Americans who want the wealthy and corporations to pay their fair share.By sticking to this rediculous pledge, they are telling the majority of Americans that they know better. They refuse to listen and that's why people are in the streets. How arrogant can they be? Their position will backfire because they are completely disregarding the will of the people.

quicksand said...

IT LOOKS LIKE WE MAY HAVE TO ADD A LINE FOR NEWT...I PLEDGE NOT TO LOBBY WHILE STILL IN THE GOVERNMENT.

Jim B said...

Newt? How can anyone trust or take seriously a person who is named after a reptile? The name alone conjures up slippery and slimy.