Cantor can’t handle the truth about Reagan

[jaxx]

January 02, 2012 8:25 AM
Cantor can’t handle the truth about Reagan
By Steve Benen

CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a good profile on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) last night, but there was one portion of the interview that was especially important.

In this video, it starts at about the 10:19 mark. For those who can’t watch clips online, Cantor told Lesley Stahl, “Nobody gets everything they want.” Asked if that means he’s ready to compromise with Democrats, the oft-confused Majority Leader replied that he’s “ready to cooperate.” Stahl, of course, noticed word choice, and pressed Cantor on the difference between cooperation and compromise.

<..> At that point, Cantor’s press secretary, off camera, interrupted the interview, yelling that Stahl was lying when she said Reagan raised taxes. As Stahl told “60 Minutes” viewers, “There seemed to be some difficulty accepting the fact that even though Ronald Reagan cut taxes, he also pushed through several tax increases, including one in 1982 during a recession.”

<..> In other words, Reagan’s legacy makes the contemporary Republican Party look ridiculous. No wonder Cantor’s press secretary started yelling: Stahl was bringing up facts that are never supposed to be repeated out loud.

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/politic...034458.php

Smarmy little creep. I'm glad he got called on this.

[Treestar]

They are starting to see Reagan through a haze of myth.

[Andy823]

Cantor wouldn't know the truth if it bit him in the butt! He lives in his own little world where he "has" to kiss up to the tea baggers because he is so afraid of being challenged in a primary. He lies with the best of them, he wants Boehner's job so he under cuts him every chance he gets, and he hasn't a clue about what honest is.

He want's more power and is willing to do "anything" to get it no matter who much it hurts this country and the people that live here. Of all the republicans who need to be replaced come November, he is the one I would love to see lose more than anyone else. It would also be poetic justice if he "was" challenged by the tea party in his primary, and he loses!

[There Is No Spoon]

I thought about watching this interview last night, but I just couldn't stomach it. I'm glad he was made to feel uncomfortable for living in lala land.