David Corn - Pledge an Insult to Jefferson

David Corn

Are the House Republicans as paranoid as the most extreme Tea Partier? On Thursday, House Minority leader John Boehner (R-Land of No) and his crew released a campaign manifesto called A Pledge to America, which outlined what they would do, should they gain control of the House in the coming congressional elections. The preamble to this glossy, 45-page document -- which doles out the expected: tax cuts for the rich, downsizing government, repealing the health care bill -- purposefully echoes the Declaration of Independence, noting that "America is an idea . . . that each of us is endowed by their Creator with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Read more here:

David Corn - Pledge an Insult to Jefferson