For the past three years, one member of Congress, Rep. Charles H. Taylor (R-N.C.), has blocked a $10 million request to buy the land for a permanent memorial to the 40 heroes of Flight 93 who overpowered hijackers bent on crashing their jet into the Capitol or the White House.  Taylor’s excuse is that the federal government is already the largest landowner in the country, and he believes that no additional tax dollars should go to more land buying for this or any other memorial. 

Could Grover Norquist, America’s foremost advocate of cutting taxes, have forgotten about his?
 
Public documents suggest that Grover Norquist, president of the right-wing Americans for Tax Reform, has forgotten to pay his Washington, DC property taxes for the first half of this year.
 
As of April 18, 2006, Norquist’s taxes on his Washington, DC townhouse had not been paid for the period covering October 1, 2005 – March 31, 2006, the first half of the fiscal year. Norquist’s taxes were due on March 31.

Note: Norquist’s property has not received a late fee, so there’s a slim chance his check simply hasn’t been processed.
 
The anti-tax crusader currently owes $3,822.28 to the Office of Tax and Revenue, a figure that includes a charge of $394.21 in penalties and interest for failure to pay on time. More penalties will be added at the end of this month, should Norquist fail to submit payment.  While no payment appears in D.C. public records at TaxpayerServiceCenter.com, it's possible that the anti-tax crusader's check simply hasn't been processed. Washington D.C. property tax payments can be reviewed here.

According the Orlando Sentinel, Mitchell Wade, who pleaded guilty earlier this year to bribing former Rep. Duke Cunningham, also spent $2,800 on wine and food on Rep. Katherine Harris. 

"In her interview Wednesday, Harris acknowledged for the first time that Wade had paid for the dinner at Citronelle, reversing a statement from her congressional spokeswoman earlier this year."

In Wade's plea agreement, he also pleaded guilty to giving Harris $32,000 in illegal campaign contributions in 2004.  This recent dinner is yet another example of the GOP's Culture of Corruption.

No wonder President Bush's approval rating is at a dismal 36%.  Here are some recent Bush quotes on his job analysis of his fellow Republicans:

"Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."  President Bush to then-FEMA Director Michael Brown, September 2, 2005.

 "(Rumsfeld's) done a heck of a good job." President Bush on Rumsfeld. Fox News Interview with Brit Hume, December 14, 2005.