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Norquist’s Finest Hour**** *Editorial of The New York Sun | November 26, 2012***** *http://www.nysun.com/editorials/norquists-finest-hour/88093/***** Send <http://www.nysun.com/article_send.php?id=88093>**** Comment<http://www.nysun.com/editorials/norquists-finest-hour/88093/#comment_submit> **** Share: [image: Facebook]<http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nysun.com%2Feditorials%2Fnorquists-finest-hour%2F88093%2F>[image: Twitter]<http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nysun.com%2Feditorials%2Fnorquists-finest-hour%2F88093%2F&service=bit.ly&source=newyorksun>[image: Google +1]<http://www.nysun.com/facebook_like.php?ref_id=88093&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nysun.com%2Feditorials%2Fnorquists-finest-hour%2F88093%2F> **** <http://www.nysun.com/facebook_like.php?ref_id=88093&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nysun.com%2Feditorials%2Fnorquists-finest-hour%2F88093%2F> **** One of the moments we’ll never forget in our long newspaper career is the way the editor of the Wall Street Journal, Robert L. Bartley, stood on principle in his break with President George H. W. Bush over taxes. Reagan’s successor had just put out the budget that broke his most famous campaign promise. The vow — “Read my lips. No new taxes”— had been made at the Republican National Convention in 1988 that nominated Mr. Bush for president and helped him win the White House. It became one of the most famous declarations in American political history. Once in office, Mr. Bush betrayed the pledge. The Journal washed its hands of him in an editorial that, figuratively if not literally, opened the transition to the Clinton era.**** **** *Continue Reading<http://www.nysun.com/editorials/norquists-finest-hour/88093/> ***** ------------------------------ Would You Like to Become a Member of The New York Sun Community?**** * Sign up <https://www.nysun.com/membership.php> to be a Sustaining Subscriber of the Sun.**** * Learn <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> about the Sun Seminars.**** *The New York Sun* <http://www.nysun.com>**** **** -- Please Note: If you hit "*REPLY*", your message will be sent to *everyone*on this mailing list ( [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>) This message was sent by Ron Moore ([email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');>) from The New York Libertarian Party Meetup Group <http://www.meetup.com/NY-Libertarians/>. To learn more about Ron Moore, visit his/her member profile<http://www.meetup.com/NY-Libertarians/members/7346247/> Set my mailing list to email me As they are sent<http://www.meetup.com/NY-Libertarians/list_prefs/?pref=1>| In one daily email <http://www.meetup.com/NY-Libertarians/list_prefs/?pref=2>| Don't send me mailing list messages<http://www.meetup.com/NY-Libertarians/list_prefs/?pref=0> Meetup, PO Box 4668 #37895 New York, New York 10163-4668<#13b43ed8aed0fafb_>| [email protected] <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
