White House 'plugs' Cantor website

[kpete]

POLITICO screengrab

White House officials are shamelessly pushing GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's website today, and it's not because they want to help him get more page views.

Prominently displayed under "FLOOR UPDATES" on the site are the words, "The House is not in session" — a pronouncement that would seem to undercut Republican assertions that Congress actually is in session, and therefore President Obama's recess appointments last week were illegal.

White House social media guru Jesse Lee Tweeted a picture of Cantor's site earlier today with the hash tag #recessfloorupdates. Press secretary Jay Carney — responding to a question about the legal basis for the recess appointment of Richard Cordray -- also urged reporters to visit Cantor's web site.


http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/01/wh-plugs-cantor-web-site-110647.html

[aquamarina]

1. He he - good one.

[gratuitous]

2. That is just SO mean

The poor dears are simply exhausted from their break-neck schedule just before they adjourned-but-didn't-recess-so-don't-start-getting-any-ideas last month. Besides, you can't really expect reporters to suss out the facts of a situation, can you? Even the New York Times is having trouble with the concept of whether they should fact-check political figures' pronouncements or just publish stuff verbatim, like any other good stenographic service.

[11 Bravo]

3. I love it! The Pubbies will always be more devious, hypocritical, and mendacious, but ...

they will NEVER be as smart as the good guys! Thanks for sharing this, kpete.

[Scurrilous]

4. ROFL

[Spazito]

5. ROFL!

This is beyond perfect!



Alas, I have but one rec to give so I'm making it a bold one

REC

[Frustratedlady]

6. So cool. It must aggravate the devil out of these dorks to be one-upped.

I'd love to be a mouse in the corner when Obama and his inner group pull a good one against these clowns. I can hear the smiles.

[lamp_shade]

7. I'm lovin it.