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Economic Recovery 101 with House Republican Whip Eric Cantor
Congressional Republicans agree that President Obama's budget "spends too much, taxes too much and borrows too much." So, what's the Republican argument for fiscal discipline in these times with this President and Congress? How is the GOP planning to participate in budget negotiations? We had a ...
Eric Cantor Attends Britney Spears Concert
huffingtonpost.com — And you all thought Washington wasn't sexy: the office of ambitious young House Republican Whip Eric Cantor has confirmed to your Wonkette that instead of watching President Obama's boring press conference last night like the rest of us dingbats, ... (more) Eric Cantor Attends Britney Spears Concert
The Real Republican Road to Recovery
The Real Republican Road to Recovery
fivethirtyeight.com — The Republican "Road to Recovery" budget alternative , rolled out today by John Boehner, has been criticized by left and right for its lack of specificity and its promise to eliminate the national debt while significantly cutting taxes. ... (more) The Real Republican Road to Recovery
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Cantor Defends Britney Concert Attendance: Not An Issue Whatsoever
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — ... In an interview with The Takeaway, Cantor was first asked about the charge that he and the GOP were short on ideas -- essentially waiting out the economic crisis so that it would tar the president and the Democratic Party. ...

Cantor Defends Britney Concert Attendance: Not An Issue Whatsoever
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... In an interview with The Takeaway, Cantor was first asked about the charge that he and the GOP were short on ideas -- essentially waiting out the economic crisis so that it would tar the president and the Democratic Party. ...

Cantor: GOP will not wait out recession for political benefit
News — ... Republicans are not waiting out the financial crisis to their political benefit, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) made clear Thursday. Cantor denied the GOP at all intends to stay on the sidelines and saddle congressional Democrats with a struggling economy ahead of the 2010 midterm elections. "That is so far from the truth and absolutely untrue," Cantor told The Takeaway in an interview . Cantor said President Obama knows better than to characterize Republicans as having no plans, when he personally received a stimulus plan from Cantor himself. "He knows better than ...

Cantor on Britney concert: 'I don't know why that's an issue'
News — ... House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) defended his appearance at a Britney Spears concert in Washington this week that has drawn snickers in D.C.'s chattering class. "I don’t know why that’s an issue whatsoever," Cantor told The Takeaway on Thursday. "There was a concert and I had a political event at that concert. Look, that is why I was there." Audiences at Spears's concerts are often dominated by young women, making Cantor a bit out-of-place. He did note that one of his children might have made a better fit, though. "I think my daughter really was mad that she wasn’t ...

Cantor on Britney: "I had a political event at that concert."
Anne Schroeder's Blog — ... The Takeaway by John Hockenberry interviewed GOP Whip Eric Cantor today - and Cantor's Britney Spears concert-going on Tuesday night came up. He said: ...

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Cantor: The Public Is ‘Finally Waking Up’ To The Fascist ‘One-Party Government’ In Washington D.C.
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