Cantor says no to jobs bill spending

[jefferson_dem]

Cantor says no to jobs bill spending
By: CNN Congressional Producer Deirdre Walsh

Washington (CNN) - House Majority Leader Eric Cantor continued to reach out to work with President Obama on his jobs bill Monday, but emphasized that Republicans are focused on items they support in the plan like the tax breaks and will oppose the administration's request for new federal spending for infrastructure projects.

"Anything that is akin to the stimulus bill is not going to be acceptable to the American people," House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said.

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The number-two House Republican argued that the 2009 stimulus that aimed money at boosting public sector jobs didn't work and instead the GOP wants to target aid to small businesses.

"The fact is we don't have the money and we've got to prioritize and right now it's about getting people back to work," Cantor said

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[onehandle]

1. Petulant little ignoramus. nt

[FSogol]

2. Why hasn't Cantor been voted off the island yet? Time to give his job to a more

deserving person.

:shrug:

[dtotire]

3. He Sucks!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. His/Their Response Is Predictable But He/They Don't Speak For The American People

.

[ProfessionalLeftist]

14. They damn well DO NOT speak for The American People the majority of whom

support Obama's plan, and whom DO NOT support meddling with social security or Medicare (other than increasing, NOT cutting the programs).

Can't-OR has no idea what "The American People" support. I'd like to see the POLL DATA that backs up his claims. Everything I've seen says "The American People" support JOBS and social security/medicare. The TEA PARTY and REPUBLICANS - we should remind them daily - are the MINORITY.

[Vincardog]

5. Fuck eric CANTdoSHIT and let him take every rich a$$ki$$ing free trader in both parties with him

when HE goes To HELL

[Cali_Democrat]

6. So he'll support tax cuts/breaks which have proven to be ineffective up to this point

While opposing direct infrastructure spending which WILL create jobs.

Any question about the fact that the GOP wants the economy to completely tank? They want as many people as possible to be miserable so they can blame it on Obama. They are putting millions of people out of work in order to get one man out of a job.

Obama needs to specifically say this and call them out for their treasonous behavior. Confront them over this. Let it be known that they are treasonous bastards. Go to the American people. Give a speech from the Oval Office talking about how they want the economy to tank.

[KansDem]

7. Can't or Cantor...

...what's the difference?

[Tippy]

8. Time to start talking about bringing our troops home seriously

[roguevalley]

9. tiny little prick. but what can you say about someone who laid

bets on the debt ceiling crashing and then tried to make them come true? his karma must be coming at him with the speed of a concorde

[tridim]

10. How does one run and win on that platform?

I don't get it.

What an idiot.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. Quelle surprise.

[WhiteTara]

12. How much money has he "made" off shorting the US economy?

Is he still invested? Is this a conflict of interest? Who's protesting this bastard?

[ProfessionalLeftist]

13. We DO have the money - actually the rich have it because they pay no taxes

and as regards getting people back to work, that's the point of the whole plan. What has Cantor got? MORE tax cuts for the rich. Oh. That'll help. Pfft.

What's NOT ACCEPTABLE to the American People is an ignorant, petulant little ass like CAN'T-OR. Can't do this OR that. Can't-OR can't do anything!

[ProfessionalLeftist]

15. One more thing - excuse me but WHO is the speaker of the house?

It's not CAN'T-OR. Why are his comments relevant?

[EC]

16. I wish just one pundit or reporter

would tell him to stop saying "The American people" every time he starts to spew his agenda. The American people have already over-ruled him in the polls. Call him out and call him a lier if he is speaking for the people he would be voting for the infrastructure jobs.

[tallahasseedem]

17. Another huge reason to vote a straight...

Dem ticket in 2012.

[Beaverhausen]

18. Here is the facebook page for his democratic challenger

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/David-Hunsicker-for-Congress/149989461739547

I got this link from a DUer- I'm not from Virginia, but this guy looks like he's really working to get rid of Cantor.