Grover Norquist, Alpha Male?

J.D. Hamel wrote a great piece here at FrumForum regarding the struggle between Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist over the issue of ethanol subsidies.  Norquist is, of course, a longtime fixture on the conservative political scene, so Senator Coburn's public rebuke of Norquist's position has gotten a lot of attention.  While the legislative and policy points are well-discussed by Hamel and others, I noticed this rather crass little bit of commentary from Norquist, as quoted in an article by Andrew Stiles at National Review and cited by Jonathan Chait at The New Republic:

Norquist says Coburn’s statements after the vote make it clear that his amendment had nothing to do with ethanol subsidies and everything to do with forcing Republicans to go on record supporting a tax increase -- essentially a gateway drug that would inevitably lead to additional increases down the road. “He said, ‘Ha ha, popped your cherry, lost your virginity. Now give me $2 trillion in tax increases,’” Norquist says. “As soon as they voted, he turned around and called them sluts. Guys like that didn’t get second dates in high school.”

Now, I've never met Senator Coburn or Grover Norquist, and I don't have much knowledge about their high school or post-high school experiences.  But it is worth pointing out that Senator Coburn is a very much of an Oklahoma boy-made-good, with a successful career in medicine and business before he entered politics, and he is married to a former Miss Oklahoma.  And Grover Norquist is ... Grover Norquist.  The reader can draw his or her own conclusions.