Numerous Republicans have openly defied Norquist lately. (Congress, Missouri, speech)
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Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia criticized him on a range of issues in a House floor speech last month. "Have we really reached a point where one person's demand for ideological purity is paralyzing Congress to the point that even a discussion of tax reform is viewed as breaking a no-tax pledge?" Wolf asked.
Boehner raised eyebrows recently when he referred to Norquist, a feared figure in some political circles, as "some random person."
AP News | The Columbia Daily Tribune - Columbia, Missouri (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GOP_ANTI_TAX_IMAGE?SITE=MOCOD&SECTION=HOME&TEMP LATE=DEFAULT - broken link)
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