Americans for Tax Reform founder and president Grover Norquist has made some enemies over the years for his conservative politics, but does he deserve to be called a terrorist?
On the Monday debut of Fox News Channel’s “The Five,” co-panelist Andrea Tantaros pointed out the difficulties Speaker of the House John Boehner faces with his own caucus in the debt ceiling debate.
Tantaros explained that there are some that refuse to raise the debt ceiling, regardless of what kind of deal Boehner and Obama negotiate.
“Here’s one I will give you credit for, Bob,” Tantaros said.
“Because of members of his own conference that say we’re not going to vote for anything, any kind of deal because we’re not going to vote to raise the debt ceiling. He actually has to work with Democrats.”
Beckel responded, saying Norquist personifies the opposition Boehner is facing and that the ATR president should face punishment.
“Do all of you not think that it’s just a little bit difficult for Boehner when people say nothing, absolutely nothing?” Beckel said. “Grover Norquist — that little dumpy guy down on K Street — now there’s a guy who ought to be sent to Gitmo as a terrorist for being a national security threat to the United States.”
“Red Eye” host Greg Gutfeld noted the irony of Beckel, a Democrat, supporting the facility of Guantanamo Bay as an institution to detain terrorists.
“Now you finally like Gitmo,” Gutfeld added.
“I like it for Grover Norquist,” Beckel said. “That’s for sure.”