Category Archives: Eric Cantor

Latest Republican “Lipstick on a Pig” Legislation

Posted on Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Republicans have passed their latest piece of  Not-At-All-What-the-Title-Suggests-Legislation (You know, like all those “jobs bills” they’ve proposed), and it’s misleadingly titled the “Working Families Flexibility Act”. Eric Cantor, the second ranking Republican con-man in the House had a few words … Continue reading →

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GOP Puts Their Clown Spin on Inauguration Speech

Posted on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 by Cindy Rose

If Republican clowns weren’t so certifiably nuts, you might find their thoughts on President Obama’s inauguration speech amusing; but political dysfunction of the GOP magnitude is anything but funny. The New York Times report: Senate Republicans Respond to Inaugural Address … Continue reading →

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The “No Budget, No Pay” Farce

Posted on Saturday, January 19th, 2013 by Cindy Rose

I don’t know, maybe they want to at least sound like they’re doing something, but the call for “No Budget, No Pay” is yet another toothless piece of Republican grandstanding. The original idea, put forth by the group “No Labels“, … Continue reading →

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Who Does Cantor Think He’s Fooling?

Posted on Friday, December 21st, 2012 by Cindy Rose

In the world of despicable politicians, Eric Cantor is a star. He has even less sense of the way most of us live than Mitt Romney does. His little boys club, the “Young Guns“, are supposed to be the rising … Continue reading →

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Happy Labor Day, America

Posted on Monday, September 3rd, 2012 by Marc Belisle

Today is Labor Day.  It can be a challenge to remember today’s purpose, because the accomplishments of the labor movement are marked by what doesn’t happen.  But it’s important to reflect on the contours of your life to remember the … Continue reading →

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Boehner Claims He Can Hold His Head High, If He Gets It Out of His A**

Posted on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 by Cindy Rose

According to Politico, John Boehner thinks Republicans have a good chance of retaining the House in the November elections. In a statement today, he said (emphasis mine): “I’m feeling better, I feel good about where we are as a team. … Continue reading →

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The Faces Of Government Sabotage

Posted on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

“Tricks and treachery are the practice of fools, that don’t have brains enough to be honest.” -Ben Franklin On the very day Barak Obama was sworn in in 2009, instead of celebrating the fact that America had reached a point … Continue reading →

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Republicans’ Small Business Tax Cuts Sham

Posted on Thursday, April 19th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

When Republicans talk about tax cuts for small business, does it make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Get Real People! When Eric Cantor looks into the Fox News cameras and declares (uncontested of course), “…what this bill does, … Continue reading →

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Congressional Republicans Are a Disgrace

Posted on Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

I love the internet. A thought came to me last night, or a question really, about how exactly to get the point across to non-diehard Republicans just how detrimental our current conservative legislators have been for the country. So this … Continue reading →

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Cantor’s “(No)Jobs (It’s All An)Act”

Posted on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Rep.’s Eric Cantor and Stephen Fincher published an article in Politico yesterday to tout the so-called Republican “Jobs Act”. They begin with the Mom and apple pie bit explaining how: “America has always offered immense opportunity because innovators have had … Continue reading →

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