Washington, DC — While the reporting about GOP activist Grover Norquist’s historical linkage to Jack Abramoff in today’s New York Times story by Kate Zernike and Anne Kornblut is accurate, it would be a shame to see Norquist’s integrity and excellent personal reputation sullied by furthur association in the media with this particular lobbyist.
Despite the fact he could have cashed in to make millions years ago, Norquist, who has maintained a modest lifestyle for over two decades, has always placed his beliefs and professional activism above cold hard cash.
And now to see him splashed over the pages on the NYT in a manner that creates in the mind of readers a suspicious linkage to a sketchy operator like Jack Abramoff is unfortunate.
Grover is surely passionate and hardcore about his beliefs, but he’s not unethical nor a stereotypical greedy DC scammer. Washington would be better off to have more Grover Norquists — people who stay in Washington for the cause, not just for the money.