Eric Cantor had the audacity to claim that the Republican Party had sacrificed mightily in agreeing to discuss the debt ceiling, saying essentially that it goes against the grain of fiscal conservatives. In his exact words, "A vote to increase the debt limit in this country is an existential question for a fiscal conservative. These votes aren't easy. What I don't think that the White House understands is how difficult it is for fiscal conservatives to say they're going to vote for a debt ceiling increase," one finds the boldfaced lie. He took office in 2001, and during the George W. Bush presidency, Congress voted seven times to raise the debt ceiling. He must suffer from selective memory disease, as do his Republican colleagues who held office under Bush and voted for any or all of the increases in the debt ceiling. I found evidence of Cantor's yea votes on five occasions, but can't confirm the other two. Not only does Cantor lie, his whole new-found zeal for Tea Party issues is entirely disingenuous and aimed at continuing his political career.
In a September 29, 2008 article written for CBS, Mark Knoller, a White House correspondent, reported that the national debt had grown by more than $4 trillion during George W. Bush's presidency. On the day President Bush took office, he inherited a national debt of $5.727 trillion. Figures from the Treasury Department obtained for the article pegged the national debt at a whopping, almost 72% incrase that totalled $9.849 trillion.plus. If that's not a "fine" example of fiscal conservatism, I don't know what is. Obviously, a huge disconnection exists between what Cantor says and what he does. Bear in mind that President Obama inherited that debt from his predecessor.
Read my lips, Representative Cantor! Tell the truth and get down to business! Perhaps you have not yet answered your true calling. There's always room for one more media star, and you seem to have a penchant for acting. If you choose that profession, at least you won't cause another financial debacle in this country. You are definitely not a hero riding a white horse when it comes to enacting legislation that benefits the vast majority of the American populace--those who don't earn more than $1million a year. President Obama is not the enemy of the middle class. You are. In fact, I now dub you Public Enemy Number one instead of John Boehner, who has moved to the number two position. Oh, and when you're at the table, don't forget to put those fabulous Congressional pensions on the table for debate
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