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Eric Cantor: “I Do Not Support” the Fiscal Cliff Bill

aginghippy Wrote: Jan 02, 2013 8:58 AM

I hope that the new House ousts Boehner and makes Cantor the new Speaker. Boehner allowed the power of the House under Article I Section 7 to be usurped.

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Henry VIII Wrote: Jan 02, 2013 10:50 AM

You do realize that Republicans had no choice....had they refused this proposal, and we went over the cliff, the next one would have been worse, with Dem's having even greater leverage. Boehner was dealt a lousy hand, he did the best he could.

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JB221 Wrote: Jan 02, 2013 9:17 PM

There is hardly a nickel’s difference between the demos and the old blueblood GOP rethread RINO “leaders”. Their goals are basically the same. If that were not the case, our Republic would not be facing the grave danger we face today. The old RINO “leaders” do not have the courage to take the gloves off and charge into the bare knuckle fight in which we are engaged to save our Republic. The opposition took the gloves off years ago. Not only did they take the gloves off, they put on the brass knuckles. If we are not willing to get a little bloody, our Republic will continue its tumble into the dust bowl of history to join all the other great nations and civilizations that had their turn at greatness.

PS: Boehner’s best has never been good e

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Eric Cantor: “I Do Not Support” the Fiscal Cliff Bill

It’s going to be another long night. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor walked out of the GOP House conference meeting today saying that he does not support the Senate bill and a number of House Republicans have expressed serious concern with the lack of balance in the bill with regard to spending cuts. CBO figures put the ratio at 41:1—tax increases to spending cuts.

Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, said after today's first conference meeting that the lack of spending cuts in the Senate bill "was a universal concern amongst members in...

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