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Morning Roundup: Around the Web on Lemon Street
The Latest on Air America — ... according to the New York Times. The Washington Times places the flashlight of media scariness under its newpaper-chin and says the GOP is no longer relevant. Boo!

Early Morning Swim: Special Krugman Pwns Will Edition
Firedoglake — ... Hey, I agree with Eric Cantor! Sunday still dominated by wingnuts. And so was CBS -- just ask Rather. The Obamas on "60 Minutes." Obama's White House counsel -- Greg Craig. And his first video fireside chat. And his first post-election meeting with McCain. GOP tries to discredit MN recount. Toobz down the tubes? Huck stumps for Saxby Chambliss. Fires still raging in SoCal.

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), who is widely expected to become the next House Republican whip, said the party has ceased to be relevant to people's everyday lives -- but this appears to be a dodge to avoid the question of the mistakes of the Bush years. "Let's set aside the last eight years, and our falling down in living up to expectations of what we said we were going to do," Cantor told the Washington Times. "It's the relevancy question." ...

Cantor: Republicans lack ‘the ability to be relevant to people’s lives.’
Think Progress — ... In an interview with the Washington Times, Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), said that he believes the Republican Party has failed to respond to issues that are “relevant” to Americans including health care, education, and infrastructure: ...

Cantor: GOP Has Lacked Relevancy to Voters
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room — ... Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said the Republican Party has lost the ability to be "relevant" to voters Monday in an interview. "Where we have really fallen down is, we have lacked the ability to be relevant to people's lives," Cantor told the Washington Times . "Let's set aside the last eight years, and our falling down in living up to expectations of what we said we were going to do." Cantor is currently running for the number two position of House Minority Whip in the next Congress, a position which he is expected to easily secure. "I also believe, though, that the country is ...

How Relevant Is The GOP?
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — ... Not, says Eric Cantor. Meanwhile, in the media news story of the hour Bill Kristol manages to write a halfway decent and almost honest ...

Cantor on GOP's 'relevance'
Political Animal — CANTOR ON GOP'S 'RELEVANCE'.... Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia is poised to become the House Minority Whip, the second-highest rank in the chamber for the GOP, and as part of his new leadership position, Cantor has a vision for the party's future. [Cantor] said the Republican Party in Washington is no longer "relevant" to voters and must stop simply espousing principles. Instead, it must craft real solutions to health care and the economy. "Where we have really fallen down is, we have lacked the ability to be relevant to people's lives. Let's set aside the last eight years, and our falling down in living up to expectations of what we said we were going to do," Mr. ...

The Repubs MoveOn
Cold Fury — In precisely the wrong direction: leftward to the future , GOP comrades! Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia, poised to ascend to House Republicans’ No. 2 leader this week, said the Republican Party in Washington is no longer “relevant” to voters and must stop simply espousing principles. Instead, it must craft real solutions to health care and the economy.“Where we have really fallen down is, we have lacked the ability to be relevant to people’s lives. Let’s set aside the last eight years, and our falling down in living up to expectations of what we said we were going to do,” Mr. ...

Decision Making Time For The Republican Party? Will They Court Extinction Or Return To The Mainstream?
DownWithTyranny! — ... . Some have described them as part of a rump. The problem for the national Republican Party is that the far right extremism that works so well in backward, poorly educated parts of the ex-slave holding states and the Mormon areas is absolutely toxic in areas where candidates have to appeal to normal Americans. So when you get successful extremists like James Inhofe (R-OK), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Eric Cantor (R-VA) or Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) claiming-- against all empirical evidence-- that the GOP lost dozens of seats over the past 4 years because they've been "too moderate," ...

Monday evening links
Sister Toldjah — ... —- And speaking of: Rep. Eric Kantor (R-VA), who is vying for a leadership position in the House GOP, told The Washington Times that he believes the GOP is “no longer relevant.” Read the full interview here. ...

Steny Hoyer: Don't expect us to be real Democrats
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... Hoyer, as usual, has it all wrong. If Democrats want to stay in power, they need to enact the agenda of change for which people voted. The Democrats need to actually lead, something Democrats often seem incapable of doing. Instead, too many Democrats, like Hoyer, undermine the progressive agenda every step of the way. The biggest problem we're going to have this year won't be from Republicans. One of their leaders, Eric Cantor, told the Washington Times the GOP is irrelevant: ...