Cantor Opposes Extending Unemployment Benefits:

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Cantor Opposes Extending Unemployment Benefits: We Need To Stop ‘Pumping Up’ Jobless Americans

<..> In response to today’s jobs report, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) declared that “unemployment is far too high” and that Congress “must push pro-growth policies to get back on track.” Noting Cantor’s apparent concern as “spot on,”, CNBC host Jim Kramer told Cantor that obviously, “you’re for extending unemployment benefits given the chaotic situation.” Cantor’s response? Nope, because “for too long in Washington now we’ve been worried about pumping up the stimulus moneys and pumping up unemployment benefits”:

Quote: CANTOR: Jim, the most important thing we can do for somebody who’s unemployed is to see if we can get them a job. I mean, that’s what needs to be the focus. For too long in Washington now we’ve been worried about pumping up the stimulus moneys and pumping up unemployment benefits and to a certain extent you have states for which you can get unemployment for almost two years and I think those people on unemployment benefits would rather have a job. So that’s where our focus needs to be.

KRAMER: I just want to be very, very clear, on a day when we have a good unemployment number, that’s terrific, but not a great one and you confirmed not a great one, you are not in favor and will go against the president’s wishes to extend those unemployment benefits?

CANTOR: What I have said all along, Jim, is if we’re going to spend money in Washington, we better start to make choices and we’ve got to set priorities. If we’re going to spend money, we better cut it somewhere else.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/08...umping-up/

The smirk goes against the people one more time. This guy is poison.

[RoyGBiv]

There are few politicians I genuinely hate. Most I just derisively laugh at or ignore. Some I respect. One or two I admire. But I don't tend to hate them.

This guy ... I hate this guy. If he were on fire, I would actually piss on him, taking care to avoid any of the spots that were burning.

(Did I just say that aloud?)

[KonaKane]

I still wonder at how this slimey piece of shit ever got elected. If it was because of riding the "tea party backlash" vote of November 2010, he was one of the glorious little gifts all the Democrats who decided to stay home instead of voting, gave us.

Thanks alot, you selfish unthinking bastards. We really appreciate it.