Grover Nodquist and Bush tax cuts

http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/02/grover-norquist-this-is-obamas-pound-of-flesh-because-he-won-the-presidential-election/

While Blitzer suggested that Republicans supporting the deal would essentially be backing a tax increase, Norquist disagreed and clarified:

"They're not voting for a tax increase, they're voting to save tax cuts for as many people as they can over Obama's objections."

Okay, so let's clarify. The bill increases taxes for some but preserves old taxes for the rest. Grover says that Republicans vote only for one part, which is to preserve old taxes, but not vote to tax increase. But hey, it is the same bill! Republicans did not vote for parts of the bill, but for the WHOLE bill!

By that definition Republicans will never vote for ANY tax increase. Say, there is a bill that both increases taxes and changes the date of the Daylight Saving Time. Then Grover can always say that Republications only voted for the Daylight Savings Time, but not tax increase. This is classic BS. 

By the way, I think his argument would be true if the bill that is voted would ONLY lower taxes on the middle class which previously increased (when Fiscal Cliff really happened). But that is not what happened. The bill was clearly related to expiring Bush taxes and made some permanent and some . 

Besides, why majority of Republicans in the House voted against it by claiming it is tax increase? Are they confused?

 Finally, here is Grover Nordquist himself clarifying that actually what happened was a vote for tax increase. So he reversed his position for the convenience of the situation. 

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 http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/grover-norquist-pledge-gop-bush-tax-cuts-compromise.php

Sahil Kapur June 12, 2012, 5:58 AM 4087

Ahead of the looming expiration of the Bush tax cuts, an influential activist known for enforcing GOP anti-tax absolutism is reinterpreting his famous pledge, making it harder for Republicans to compromise in a way that ultimately raises federal revenues.
All but a handful of congressional Republicans have signed — and strictly adhered to — Grover Norquist’s pledge to “oppose any and all efforts” to raise taxes or revenues. But the White House’s insistence that President Obama will veto attempts to extend all of the Bush tax cuts creates a new incentive for Republicans to cut a deal with Democrats after the election. For that reason, Norquist is insisting on an interpretation of his pledge in which failing to prevent a tax increase — or even voting to partially cut a lapsed rate — would constitute a violation.
“I think the American people would look at anything that raised taxes from where they are today to be a tax increase,” Norquist told TPM Monday. “Everybody knows this has been coming.”

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Other:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/21/grover-norquist-bush-tax-cuts-tax-hike_n_905624.html

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/02/1175852/-Grover-insists-Democrats-are-the-party-of-low-taxes

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/01/grover-norquist-vote-for-deal-is-vote-to-cut-taxes/
- so are the heroes, those who voted for or against the bill?