Reid: Cantor should not be in debt limit talks

[stubtoe]

Source: AP

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says House Majority Leader Eric Cantor should not be part of the debt limit negotiations. He's calling the Virginia Republican congressman "childish."

Reid says Cantor's conduct during the sensitive White House talks have shown, in Reid's words, "he shouldn't even be at the table." Reid says other congressional leaders are negotiating in good faith as an Aug. 2 deadline approaches for raising the debt limit.

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[Lifelong Protester]

1. That's what I feel also

I hate to trot out the old "Children should be seen and not heard" but for Cantor it fits. It is one thing to be in on these talks to learn something, but his churlish attitude, his 'petulant child' behavior is a detriment to his cause and party.

[No Elephants]

36. +1

[femmocrat]

2. But, but......Isn't he Boner's "designated driver"?

;)

[Inuca]

5. Probably not by choice

I mean not Boehner's choice. By all accounts, not much love lost there.

[FreakinDJ]

3. About time Reid stepped up

Cantor is trying to make a name for himself amongst the now quickly being defunct TeaFarty and can not constructively add any thing towards America's needs

[Liberalynn]

4. Go sit at the kiddie table

Cantor. Its more your size. :rofl:

[Marie Marie]

49. Good One

[TomCADem]

6. Listen Eric, What Works On Fox News Doesn't Work In Real Negotiations

Eric Cantor just kept on repeating the talking point that Congress should vote on the spending cuts identified without any agreement to vote on the corresponding revenue increases, so no wonder President Obama shut him down.

Eric Cantor must have been surprised, since he gets to repeat himself without interruption on Fox News.

[DFW]

54. Cantor is caught up in Lenin's (and Ailes's) own tactics

Lenin said that a lie, repeated often enough and loud enough becomes the truth. But Lenin was
smart enough to know the difference. The Foxsuckers tell the lies, and then hear them so often,
they start to believe them, themselves.

Self-hypnosis is not helpful in the political process. If Fox said the best politicians were
those that walked on four legs, barked and chased cars, you can bet that the House Republican
caucus would suddenly be ordering a lot of Alpo.

[Kingofalldems]

7. Like Rush and his dittoheads he has no respect

Have the Secret Service remove him from the White House.

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

:thumbsup:

[Bluenorthwest]

9. Cantor will financially profit from default

He is scum of the worst sort.

[Maineman]

24. Were is the media on this story, damn it ???

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

30. MSNBC has been covering it...

... just watched coverage of Reid's statements at the top of the thread, and lots of churlish buddy-buddy photo ops of Boehner and Cantor, you would have thought they won something was the impression I got out of it. Faux comradeship?

[freshwest]

45. +100

[TomClash]

10. He's right.

Boehner is the Speaker and he is supposed to be the leader of the Republican Party in the House. They don't need two leaders present.

Imagine having to negotiate with both Tan and Tea.

[Inuca]

11. Very strong wording

Reid is really pissed. And Cantor was probably behaving like a spoiled child throwing a tantrum.

[MichiganVote]

12. Doesn't he have some $300 wine to drink somewhere?

[BenzoDia]

13. Cantor is childish and disruptive. I hope he's excluded until he learns some manners.

[ladywnch]

14. that's what you get when you appoint a drunken whore-monger

as your chamber leader....... the children end up having to step in to rescue the drunken parent.

Cantor is out of his depth and rethugs know it but unless they are willing to oust Boner mid session they're stuck with him. If they discount their leadership in favor of tier 2 players in their party at this point in the negotiations, they might as well just skip the 2012 elections and save themselves the embarrassment.

[AC_Mem]

15. Are they letting Nancy

have a democratic congressman/woman with her at the table? Why is Cantor even invited?

Let Boner do his job, they elected him to do it, now they need to EAT THEIR ORANGE DRUNKEN PEAS.

:)
Annette

[FreakinDJ]

16. Nancy is in the photos next to Boner

[Ruby the Liberal]

17. Yes - she has Steny Hoyer with her.

Asked this the other day as I was afraid Obama was going it on his own against the trifecta of Boehner, Cantor and McConnell.

Apparently it is the top 2 leaders from each party, each chamber. Kyl is in there as well as Dick Durbin and Harry Reid.

[AC_Mem]

18. Thank you for the clarification

I didn't see that on the news last night when I was catching up...

Annette

[Ruby the Liberal]

19. I didn't either.

Caught a YouTube of Dick Durbin on PBS talking about it, but haven't heard the others even mentioned in the news as being there until the last day or so.

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[harun]

21. Nice!

[FarLeftFist]

22. Thats because rule #1 of being a republican is: Be a CRYBABY!

I've never seen such a bunch of sensitive little whiney crybabies in my entire life.

[Plucketeer]

23. Eric Cantor is PERFECT -

for representing the ridiculum that's the bred & butt-er of the fast diluting Tee Farty. When an emerging movement is based totally on false assumptions and contortions of this nation's history to give it a cause, they need wise-cracking phonies like Cantor and Rand Paul to peddle their snake oil.

[rurallib]

25. Just shows Boehner has absolutely NO CONTROL over

a damn thing in his party or the House.
Governing by ideology doesn't work.

Boehner, in 6 months, has been shown to be probably the WORST SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE ever.

[creeksneakers2]

26. Its time to demand that Cantor release his specific plan

for how to cut $2.4 trillion. Its also time to demand Cantor pass it through the House. The GOP has the nerve now to demand that Obama come up with the cuts while the GOP hides from the heat. Meanwhile, the GOP doesn't even have nearly enough votes to pass what they are advocating. 80 to 120 GOP House members refuse to vote for any increase under any circumstances. Those members should release their plan for how the government can get by on 60% of its current revenue.

[avebury]

27. K&R

[patrice]

28. The fact that he is is PROOF positive of the Republicans' Troubles. nt

[alp227]

29. Insert "Eric Can't" joke here n/t

[mlevans]

63. If Eric can't...can't get passage in the House...

and it appears that he really can't, then they should get someone who can. And that is no joke.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

31. Stop the presses! Reid has balls!!! n/t

[defendandprotect]

32. OBAMA set up Cat Food Commision and Alan Simpson -- Dems voted against it!!

And didn't even see Obama react to the embarrassment and prejudice of

Simpson's elitist comments on Social Security!!

The Commission should be dissolved --

Also see Galbraith's comments to Commission -- !!

[polichick]

33. Cantor is a national embarrassment.

[Johnny2X2X]

34. Politics at it's worst

Everyone wants to be seen as the savior so they can gain politically. The good of America be damned.

[Blue Owl]

35. It's like having Eddie Munster in there

n/t

[thucythucy]

39. I think Cantor resembles Eddie Haskell

more than Eddie Munster. Eddie Munster was a sweet if somewhat odd looking kid, and his father Herman was a blue collar stiff (no pun intended) with a great laugh, a positive attitude, and a (very) square head on his shoulders.

Eddie Haskell by contrast was a weaselly, oily little sycophant who would flatter people to their faces, all the while plotting to steal their lunch money as soon as their backs were turned. A conniving, whining, double-crossing, unethical little sociopathic monster without an honest bone in his body.

In short, your typical right wing Republican politician.

[PearliePoo2]

42. YUP! "You look lovely today Mrs. Cleaver".

Welcome to DU!

[Blue Owl]

44. I should clarify -- I was alluding to Paul Ryan

The other jr. executive republican Obama smacked down a few months ago.

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[No Elephants]

37. Even in a Rethug dominated House, Eric the Rude is the turd in the punch bowl.

[Nossida]

38. Cantor?

He should not even be in the Congress.
His dual citizenship puts his 'loyalties'
in question. And as Rawstory said last
week, he would make out like a $$ bandit
in any 'Default' scenario.

typical republican

[Enthusiast]

40. Cantor = juvenile.

[Enrique]

41. let him stay

but make him sit in a high chair. :-)

[Swampguana]

43. I support that statement

[TrollBuster9090]

46. Reid: Cantor should not be in long pants.

He should be in short pants, riding a scooter, chewing gum, and spinning the propeller on the beanie on his head.

Reid, on the other hand, should be in a retirement home enjoying a rocking chair someplace. If you're going to put an old man in charge of the Senate, at least put a principled, cantacerous, plucky old man like SANDERS in charge of it.

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[BREMPRO]

48. Childish ha ha! i love it... Cantor's short investments are problems too

i think everyone in the room knows about that now...

[checks-n-balances]

50. Damn right!! He doesn't add ONE THING. n/t

[checks-n-balances]

51. Sorry, dupe.

[alfredo]

52. Eric Cantor does have his fans

His name is Bradley

[Bucky]

53. Let me get this straight.... John Boehner is the mature one?

Lordy help us

[Zambero]

56. Absolutely

He may be a drunk, but he's not a violent drunk.

[No Elephants]

58. Meh, a slobbering, weeping drunk looks a lot like a big baby to me, but, you know,

not adorable as is a baby.

[smirkymonkey]

64. Seriously, the guy really does display all the qualities of a major

untreated, alcoholic. How do people like that get to where they are in life?

[Hubert Flottz]

61. When somebody makes Boner look "GOOD"

they really are the dregs.

[flamingdem]

55. I'd like to see Reid pound on him with boxing gloves nt

[No Elephants]

59. I have a feeling Harry may not be a big threat as a boxer nowadays.

Though I think, as a Speaker, he does exactly what the Democrats who elected him want him to do and is therefore unfairly maligned as weak by rank and file Democrats. The weakness (and/or betrayal) is in our conservadem Senators.

[jmowreader]

57. Harry, you're right and you're wrong.

You're right Cantor shouldn't be in negotiations, but wrong as of why: Cantor is shorting the interest rates on US Treasuries.

You guys know the old Republican mantra that Congress should be forced to obey the laws it passes? Eric Cantor MIGHT not want to say that anymore, because if we had that the SEC would be frog-marching him down the Capitol steps for market manipulation.

[Hubert Flottz]

60. Get him Harry

You're the boxer, slap his greedy jaws for him Harry. Eric would scream like a little girl with the first jab Harry. Stick and move Harry!!!!!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

62. Is this the start of a viable third party?

There is always hope.
:hi: