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Eric Cantor: There Are Distractions And Then There Are Distractions
Daily Kos — ... is, he's not even pretending there's a moral objection any more. It's just knee-jerk contradiction for the hell of it at this point. And I'm pretty sure the millions of families affected by diseases that can be tackled through this research would beg to differ with Cantor on the definition of "distraction." Of course as it turns out, Mr. Cantor is only concerned about "distractions" from the economy when it serves his political purposes. How else can you explain his co-sponsoring the following in less than two months? – H. ...

Speaking of distractions...
Political Animal — ... about extraneous policy initiatives. Over the weekend, Cantor, responding to the president's new policy on stem-cell research, told CNN, "Why are we going and distracting ourselves from the economy? This is job No. 1, let's focus on what needs to be done.... Let's take care of business first." It prompted Ben Armbruster to raise an excellent observation . Just in the first few months of the 111th Congress, Cantor has co-sponsored legislation that one might consider "distracting": * H. Res. 204: Congratulating the American Dental Association for its 150th year of working to ...

So distracted
Daily Kos — So the week's preferred GOP talking point, pushed hard by our new GOoPer friend Eric Cantor (the House Minority Whip), is that Obama's focus on education, stem cell research, and other issues are "distracting" the government from efforts to save the economy. Think Progress looks at how Cantor himself has focused on the economy as of late: – H. Res. 204: Congratulating the American Dental Association for its 150th year of working to improve the public’s oral health and promoting dentistry. – H. Res. 18: A bill honoring the ...

GOP Fighting the Fight to Protect Your Inalienable Spanking Rights
Library Grape — ... from the serious economic crisis we are facing, which they are totally, 100% super serious about addressing. I, for one, applaud the GOP (and our Somali brothers) for standing up for the right to belt your child against every other member of the United Nations. ...