Nader and Norquist Unite

Published July 5, 2007 4:00am ET



Politics sure makes for strange bedfellows.

The liberal Ralph Nader has teamed up with conservative Grover Norquist to push for state spending transparency. The two have sent a letter to all governors in the country, urging them to “bring more openness to governmental expenditures.”

In the letter, obtained by Yeas & Nays, the two concede the strange union, beginning one paragraph with “While the undersigned do disagree on many other issues. …”