Cantor to keep Toussie money (thank you very much)

[underpants]

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

Rep. Eric I. Cantor's congressional campaign will keep $2,300 in contributions it received from Robert I. Toussie, whose son had a presidential pardon granted and rescinded this week.

Ray Allen, a senior strategist, speaking for Cantor's campaign, said the congressman had "nothing to do with" the granting or rescinding of a pardon for Isaac R. Toussie.

On Oct. 30 Robert Toussie, the convicted man's father, gave Cantor $2,300 -- the maximum general election contribution.

"There's no connection between us and the pardon," Allen said in an interview. "I don't know why we would involve ourselves in the plenary powers of the presidency."

Cantor, R-7th, a Henrico County resident and the No. 2 Republican in the House, had "no comment at all on the president's handling of the situation," Allen said.

Read more: http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/CANT27_20081226-212218/162760/

[mikehiggins]

1. Other than the fact that he is a GOPuke (generic) there's nothing

really to criticise about him taking money from the father of a bad guy. Seems like a nice guy to target in the 2010 elections though.

Oh, that's just BECAUSE he's a GOPuke, isn't it. We really have to try and do something about having so many of them in Congress. Let the wrath of the webroots descend upon the 7th District, just because.

That's as good a reason to oppose a GOPuke as there can be: just because.

[underpants]

2. Cantor is almost untouchable at this point

as someone who was considering running against him told me if they didn't get him out in 2008 it probably won't happen

Cantor basically inherited the seat from Bliley and the massive amount of tobacco and out of state money in his coffers is hard to beat.

He could afford to give up the money and it would look better if he did. Funny that their excuse is that he didn't have anything to do with the pardon (of course he didn't) but not that it was a trivial amount of money that he doesn't need anyway and could give it up just to refute the Toussies in general.

[mikehiggins]

3. Probably be harder to find a legit Dem candidate to run against him

I'm not claiming the grassroots would rally to simply elect another prospect unless he or she had some remarkable creds to make it exciting. After two years of GOPuke obstructionism (which you HAVE to know is what is coming) it could be possible to do a HST and run against GOPuke "do nothing"ism.

In a case like that any and all of them should be vulnerable--the world and the nation are in serious trouble, after all--no matter how much money they have.

Two more years and even the braindead among us will see just how harmful it is to have GOPukes and DINOs anywhere near Congress.

Hey, its just my opinion but I'm full of optimism right now.

Happy New Year, for the first time since 2000.