EXCLUSIVE: Cantor: Obama's not met with GOP leaders since May

[kpete]

Source: Washington Times

EXCLUSIVE:

President Obama has cut off communication with Republican leaders, going more than four months without hosting the bipartisan congressional leadership at the White House to discuss his health care proposal, the No. 2 Republican in the House said Wednesday.

Minority Whip Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, told The Washington Times that health care reform has been an "utter disaster" for Mr. Obama and predicted if he pushes through a public option as part of a final bill, Republicans will win back at least one chamber of Congress in the 2010 elections.

Mr. Cantor said Mr. Obama initially asked for Republican help on health care, but Republicans have heard nothing since they offered their ideas.

"No matter what the cry is from the White House, no matter what the president claims, they have not engaged with us," he said.

Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/01/cantor-obama-muted-gop-voices-on-health-care/

[babylonsister]

1. Eric, we're still waiting for you to present a bill, remember? nt

[Bozita]

34. And don't forget to put numbers in it.

[mucifer]

2. awwww that's soooo sad

sniff sniff.

[Newsjock]

3. More poutrage from the Moonie Times

Non-story.

[Sherman A1]

4. One word

Tough......

[RaRa]

52. may I add another?

...shit...

[HipChick]

5. If I were Obama I wouldn't bother either...

:nopity:

[wtbymark]

6. Good

shows how irrelevant you really are Ms. Cantor

[kestrel91316]

7. Good. We won, they lost. This is what sitting down and shutting up looks like.

Boy, why am I not surprised that the RW can dish this out but not take it??? They shut the Dems out for EIGHT YEARS.

[BootinUp]

8. Is another Repuke crying again? nt

[grytpype]

9. Good

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. Republicans have heard nothing since they offered their ideas on health care

And this surprises them why?

[aquart]

11. What flaming brass balls.

I hope it hurts to sit.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. WHY DOESN'T HE CALL????

[Demit]

17. LOL! I guess Obama really is not that into them.

[Happyhippychick]

29. Good one - Hey Eric, he's just not that into you!

[high density]

13. What communication?

"No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no"

Why would Obama want to waste time hearing that?

[Cant trust em]

14. If we push through health care with a strong public option...

I won't mind if we lose one of the chambers of congress.

This isn't a well thought out post, but if we get our biggest legislative priority, then the rest is gravy.

[katty]

15. Boo frickin' Hoo, Ericboy....cry me a river....

[alsame]

16. He's just not that into you, Eric. nt

[tishaLA]

18. Somebody change his diaper. He and Vitter can hang out together

[NYC Liberal]

19. Gee, when their members are screaming "YOU LIE!" during his Speeches to Congress

(among other things which has been going on well before that), I'm shocked Obama doesn't want to give them the time of day :eyes:

[CatWoman]

56. NYC

LOVING that pic in your sig line!! :)

[abluelady]

20. Whine, whine, whine.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Botany]

21. Cantor, President Obama went out of his way to be nice to you and ....

.... your people spit in his face, dug your heals in, and became the party of no and
now you are bitter? Hey, if you want to talk and I mean really talk to Obama call
up Ron Emanuel and ask for a meeting.

BTW the way you had Rep. Foxx bug my friend Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy on the floor
so you could put it up on Youtube showed the class of a rat's ass.


Or when you offered a budget w/ no #s in it too.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. Wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!! n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

23. Gee I guess the non-stop RNC directed hate fest has had its consequences.

[Buns_of_Fire]

24. I have an sincere urge to engage my foot with Cantor's ass. Does that count? (n/t)

[WestSeattle2]

25. Why bother? They have no ideas, are not interested in

solving problems, and don't represent any interests other than their own.

Phuck 'em, I wouldn't waste my time with them either.

[Botany]

27. Please they gave us their road to recovery .. it had circles and lines and a box

[undeterred]

26. Do they have anything new besides completely opposing him?

Why should he bother with them?

[Happyhippychick]

28. "Republicans have heard nothing since they offered their ideas"

:rofl:

:rofl:

:rofl:

You mean the ideas of 1) Don't get sick and 2) if you do get sick die quickly?

[bluedigger]

30. Well, it's a start! n/t

[iceman66]

31. Does he pretend to be surprised?

When you publicly admit that you're not negotiating in good faith,as many of these creeps did over the summer, what can you really expect?

[noiretextatique]

32. truly, utterly, and hopelessly clueless

:applause: please continue

[robo50]

33. He lied, I have seen Obama with Olympia Snow, and other Repulbicans

Just not with people with fake tans and people who denounce his administration every day on the House floor.

[mbperrin]

35. Gosh, I didn't know that! Makes me feel LOTS better!

Fuck off, Cantor, and the rest of your rats-ass crew.

Apologies to actual rats asses.

[Zorra]

36. May? Isn't that right after the President rejected HR Don't Get Sick And Die Quick?

They keep pushing the same bill. Who could blame the President for not meeting with them.

I'm sure he'd meet with republicans if they could bring some new, workable, genuinely constructive ideas to the table.

[givemebackmycountry]

37. Awwww, poor widdle babies....

Wahhhh, he's not being nice to us, he's not paying any attention to us! Wahhhhh!

FUCK YOU!

After you called us terrorists, and told us to go fuck ourselves, and sent fucking ANTHRAX to some of us, all I can say is this...

EAT IT BITCHES.

There's a new sheriff in town...

[POAS]

38. fool me once (....) can't get fooled again...n/t

[BootinUp]

44. lol. nt

[cindyfaulkner]

39. Nor should he you are do nothing party of no

negative naddering naybobs. Do something or get out of the way and stop wasting my president's time.

[City Lights]

40. The GOP has no leaders. They have liars and whiners.

Go cheney yourselves, GOP.

[BluDemocratGirl]

41. The GOP pacifier for Mr. Cantor, coming up! Keep crying, you dummy-lummy fool!

That's what you and the rest of the Greedy Obnoxious Pigeons get for not being bipartisan with the President. After all of the damn hooping and hollering at the mob hall meetings this past summer and the so-called tea parties, President Obama is taking Clinton's advice: Fuck the RePUKEblicans! Obama is not gonna waste time by kissing a RePUKEblican's ass! By the way, does ANYBODY has or make a picture of the GOP pacifier? LOL

[kirby]

42. Obama met with Rush in May? n/t

[Dr Fate]

43. Good. n/t

n/t

[liberal N proud]

45. He already know the answer GOP will give

Why bother going through the motions again?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

46. Ya want some cheese with that whine Repukes?

[JaneQPublic]

47. Let's see... and Chimpy met with the Dems... how often? (nt)

[Historic NY]

48. Why meet with people who have nothing to offer....keep it up Mr. President marginalize them.

[BeyondGeography]

49. So if Obama dares to succeed, he'll REALLY pay

What a big, steaming pile.

[LTR]

50. Republicans don't want to help anyway

Didn't one of them say that they want health care reform to be "Obama's Waterloo"?

If they don't want to contribute, why should Obama force them to?

And that Moon Goon and his piece-of-shit rag and the rest of their Jonestown lemmings should stop acting like a bunch of wussie crybabies. Pa-the-tic!

[sofa king]

51. What, has the GOP had a new idea since then?

I thought not.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

53. Eric Cantor has always reminded me of the infomercial "sweater guy" Mike Levey

Don't know why, he just does. Except the infomercial guy seemed more sincere and knowledgeable than Eric Cantor.

[Doctor_J]

54. First of all, this is probably another lie by either Cantor or Moon

second, they haven't had any ideas, as many of them freely admit. 3rd, elections have consequences, so go to hell

[CatWoman]

55. what a whiny, snivelling

bastard.