Cantor pulling out of Biden Budget talks, citing "impasse"

[still_one]

Source: Bloomberg news

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304569504576403522729881988.html

"WASHINGTON—House Majority Leader Eric Cantor Thursday said he was pulling out of the bipartisan budget talks headed by Vice President Joe Biden for now because the group has reached an impasse over taxes that only President Barack Obama and Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) could resolve."

Read more: Wall Street Journal

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This just came out on Bloomberg TV, I will supply a link when it occurs

[xchrom]

1. I'm taking my ball & going home. Nt

[elleng]

2. dittodittoditto

[still_one]

3. There is no question that the republicans want to destroy the economy, thinking they will win by

default if this happens

[wilt the stilt]

4. People who need to be decked

Cantor
McConnell
Limbaugh
hannity
Beck
Walker
Rick Scott
add anyone else

[jaxx]

5. Cantor is a little snot.

Pulling out of the talks "for now". Sounds like an orchestrated effect by the pubs. They're bound to be better without him.

[still_one]

6. No question about it, they are trying to destroy the economy and blame it on the Democrats, thinking

Americans are stupid, and won't realize that this has been the objective of the repuke party since ronald reagan

I hope they miscalculate this one

[dotymed]

8. The truth is that our economy

was already destroyed before President Obama. I do not agree with many of his actions but the truth is the truth. He seems to be the lesser of the evils for 2012, so I will vote for him and continue to dream of a different paradigm.

[atreides1]

10. I got news for you

Those Americans who voted for Republican/Tea Baggers are stupid, and will probably vote for the very same asshats again!

[still_one]

11. Except their are a lot of folks who don't bother to vote, and if they would get off their asses and

vote, it might be different

[PatSeg]

14. They have gotten away with so much for so long,

they think they can do pretty much anything, retag it, and people will buy it. There has to be a point where even the stupid and the gullible will say, "Whoa, wait a minute. That just doesn't sound right. HEY, I think ya'll are lying to me!"

[Bandit]

15. Americans ARE stupid as evidenced by the 2010 Republican landslide..

They will continue to be stupid as long as I am alive I suspect..

[msongs]

17. would be nice to have a president who would say this in public eh? like, stand for something nt

[democrat_patriot]

7. Cantor Yesterday: "I am confident we can reach a solution."

Liar.

[still_one]

9. How do you know if a republican is lying? If his lips are moving /nt

[WhiteTara]

12. Call him now! Here are the numbers

Office of the Majority Leader
H-329, The Capitol
House of Representatives
P: 202.225.4000

Richmond
4201 Dominion Blvd, #110
Glen Allen, VA 23060
P: 804.747-4073
F: 804.747-5308

Culpeper
763 Madison Rd #207
Culpeper, VA 22701
P: 540.825-8960
F: 540.825-8964

Washington, DC
303 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
P: 202.225-2815
F: 202.225-0011

[WhiteTara]

13. I got through way too easily, PLEASE CALL!

Evil exists when good humans do nothing.

[Botany]

16. They must have been close to a deal so Cantor had to ....

.... run away so they can blame Obama for the bad economy.

[brooklynite]

18. I think this translates as...

"if the Republicans are going to sell out the Tea Party, I want the Speaker to take the blame, not me..."

[MikeE]

19. Maybe we should change the spelling of his name...

... to Can'tor

[onehandle]

20. Petulant little shit. My permanent comment with 434 recs --->

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1210342

[SoapBox]

21. What a joke! Eric "Zippy the Pinhead" Cantor walks out...

Hell, that is just the usual plan, plain and simple.

It's gotten SO old and SO tiring...Thugs say they will work with the Dems...They storm out and claim that the Dems won't cave (my word) to their demands...and then they Blame, Blame, Blame the Dems for every thing.

It's all about getting the "n-word" out of THEIR White House and entrenching the KKKoch Brothers, DicKKKhead Armey types, FuxsNooseChannel/Murdope and the Top 1% Ilk. Period.

Been there! Done that!

Come on America...Wake the F up and vote these dirty bastard Thugs OUT.

[JBoy]

22. Maybe the adults kicked him out of the room.

Go out in the backyard and play, Eric. The grownups are talking.

[stubtoe]

23. What a drama queen. n/t

[jwirr]

24. Which really means that Biden showed him the error of his ways

and he refuses to admit.

[Dawson Leery]

25. Republicans are holding the country hostage.

Unless they get permanent tax cuts and elimination of the social safety net, they will destroy the economy.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

26. Really, who didn't see this political theater coming from the beginning. Cantor is an asswipe!

[The Second Stone]

27. He still has to pass an f'in budget!

It's not like he can outsource his negotiating job or go deal with another country's budget problem. If he's not willing to work on the budget, his number one job, then he should resign and tweet pictures of his ass to his admirers.

[julian09]

29. Cantor needs to get real

and do his job and realize cuts in programs along with tax cuts will not bring down the deficit. Blackmailing dems to make dramatic cuts to SS and Medicare to please their corporate sponsors. He is there to represent the people who sent him to represent them. He is not in US congress to pledge his vote to the Norquist no tax hike pledge, his allegiance should be for the good of the country. He only has one vote like every other rep no more. If he can't lead he should be dismissed from his position and targeted by dems; eighty percent of voters favor tax increase for the wealthy, easy target. Lets get some corporations who don't pay a dime to pay SOME taxes.

[DallasNE]

28. This Is A Tactical Blunder By Cantor

And he is not acting in a vacuum. Grover Norquist is calling the shot here and neither Boehner nor Cantor has the balls to stand up to him. By walking out Cantor makes the GOP the target of voters should the government go into default. This is a huge tactical blunder by the GOP. Huge.

[harun]

30. I feel bad that Biden and Obama have to deal with such asshats.

[DeSwiss]

31. He's still demanding that tornado victims......

...cover their own losses and stop looking for a gubmint welfare handout.

- K&R