The Norquist Papers: Either Blank or Empty, Thank Goodness
Sunday, June 3, 2007; Page D01
Recently we called Grover Norquist, the conservative activist and president of Americans for Tax Reform to discuss his love of the late Rex Stout, who wrote 70-plus novels and stories about an obese, orchid-loving detective. Norquist, 50, has read all of them. Turns out, he has other loves as well.
  Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform. (By Yuri Gripas -- Associated Press) |
-- Libby Copeland
Grover Norquist [picking up the phone]: Grover Glenn Norquist .
Hi, Grover . . . We had had lunch six months ago, and you and I had spoken about -- I believe it was -- Rex Stout and your love of the Rex Stout series.
The Rex Stout novels are the Nero Wolfe series, who is the New York, 400-pound lover of orchids who spends his time four hours a day working on the orchids and then sitting at home, being a gourmand, while solving murder mysteries.
He is the most famous Montenegrin American in the world.
Do you ever think you'll try your hand at fiction?
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