Will that include assistance to his own district? Bet it doesn’t.

Memo to Cantor – Emergencies and disasters are what borrowing is supposed to be for. Perhaps he might want to remember that next time he sends borrowed trillions to his pals on Wall Street and in tax cuts and such.

Memo to Cantor – Emergencies and disasters are what borrowing is supposed to be for.

That expalins Obama’s $4 trillion spending/borrowing binge since he walked through the door.

Oh, wait. No it doesn’t.

Can we start with cuts to spending in his district? And then move on to all the “tax expenditures” he has put into the budgets he has voted on.

Everything is an emergency, Good Lt. Never let a circus crisis go to waste, right?

Eric Cantor is an idiot.

I GovCo wasn’t spending money on studying cattle farts, cowboy poetry, treadmills for shrimps, and not cracking down on Medicaid fraud etc, we would have money for more important things.  I don’t spend money on booze, cell phones and video games, and then default on my mortgage.  I suppose that’s too simple for politicians to understand.

No it does not explain the spending binge, at least not to me.

But that is separate from Cantor’s repeating of this moronic phrase. I would like to see him tell the victims of a natural disaster this to their faces and not by the cowardly “issued statement.”

Sort of like Cantor has used natural disasters and crises to push his point. Politicians always do this.

Remember, Cantor was around long enough to have approved a lot of that runaway spending. Most of Congress has been around long enough, but pretend they were not.

I say we levy a ” BLING ” tax on anyone with over 17” rims on their car, more than one gold chain ( not to exceed 1/2” ) at a time, and men with more than one, woman with more than two earings at any given time.

Don’t even get me started on multiple cell phone offenders.

Things are gonna change round here when obama’s amerika becomes ” real ” America once more…..I promise.

Yes, it is beyond Congress’ grasp. Both sides are so totally sold out to whatever interest funded their last campaign and will fund their next one that they will do or say anything. Those shrimp treadmill manufacturers had good lobbyists.

The people in Virginia must be asking themselves why did we elect this guy?? The State he represents is in the path of the hurricane coming!!

He must not understand the concept of the UNITED States of America!!

Apparently.

This Adminisrtion has shown us that every single problem in America great and small is a severe, immediate crisis that has to be dealt right now by A) government spending more taxpayer money, and B) raising everyone’s taxes.

Coincidentally, that’s also what the Democrats’ political agenda.

Did anyone else notice that?

Keep talking Cantor keep talking.  You don’t know how much the left appreciates it.  What is the GOP going to do when there is nothing left to cut?  Their push for smaller government is putting our country in jeopardy.  These idiots don’t realize that a smaller government means a smaller military and it’s not going to have the resources to protect us from our enemies or natural disasters.   

Earthquake earlier in the week, hurricane later in the week…

the only thing that needs cutting is, Cantor himself.

Oh, that and all the bail out loot and no bid contracts he gives his partners in fraud.

No.  We can start with spending cuts on Federal Entitlement programs if we want to make a dent on our fiscal issues at all.

 Well..that settles it.  Thanks for your persuasive insight there RBM.  Wipe the drool off your mouth by the way.

 Wow, that’s not bigoted at all. So how about a second house mortgage deduction? Does that count as bling? What about “sweat equity” write off for hedge fund managers? Does that count as bling? What about country club memberships? Is that bling? Rolexes? Car services? Maids from Guatemala? Is that bling? Or is it just the stuff that our not so pale bretheren spend their money on?

What will they do when there is nothing left to cut?  I’m sure they, along with the rest of us will enjoy a booming economy and a better quality of life.  Welfare recipients will get off their ass and find a job, our GDP will go up, and the DNC will lose its voting base.
 
And in case you didn’t notice, the GOP tends to shy away from defense cuts, so the last part of your statement is total BS.

What is the GOP going to do when there is nothing left to cut?

I dunno, but I’d love to find out.

Like the program congress has past more than once that had added over 2 trillion to the deficit?? the bush tax cuts program.

Oh, yeah! The House is forever handing out no-bid contracts!

Good Allah, you people are stupid.

Used natural disasters and crises to push his point? ‘Splain, please.

To his credit, Cantor did strike a similar note on his visit to Mineral (VA), the epicenter of the recent earthquake which is firmly in his district. (Most maps suggest that Irene’s effects will only brush the eastern edge of Virginia’s 7th)

Of course, saying it about a tornado several states away and after the earthquake’s lack of tremendous damage is already known, or about a storm that is likely to miss his district doesn’t take a lot of political courage — plus there may be allowable “tricks” — but at least he’s trying to be consistent and it may even not be about protecting his Majority Leader role.

(Most of the areas in Irene’s projected path north of Virginia aren’t represented by Congresspeople who can vote in the Republican caucus.)

9/11: warrantless wiretapping, invasion of Iraq, etc. You think that pays for itself?

Should we name more?

I’m going to petition this site for an ‘ignore user’ feature.

You are positively disconnected from reality and simply are nothing short of an agent of contrarian malcontent, spreading poison to your brotherhood of lesser minds.

By the way, it was the same republicans that force the goverment to grow anyway. The goverment does grow just because it wants to! With lax regulations and the economic divide widening between rich and poor, the goverment has to get big…that’s it’s function.

When the so-called job creators create so-called jobs, then maybe you can reduce the welfare rolls. But instead they ship said jobs overseas, while for the most part racking in huge profits. So don’t cry about the goverment, cry to those so-called job creators!!!

Yep.  They REALLY care about the American people, huh?

“Well, we’ll give you some money to help your agriculture business get back on its feet after the hurricane, but we’re going to have to cut payments to Medicare to pay for it”

Jeez!  I figured the one line that Republicans wouldn’t cross would be emergency deficit spending in the case of natural disaster or war.  I guess not.

Yep.  They REALLY care about the American people, huh?

“Well, we’ll give you some money to help your agriculture business get back on its feet after the hurricane, but we’re going to have to cut payments to Medicare to pay for it”

Jeez!  I figured the one line that Republicans wouldn’t cross would be emergency deficit spending in the case of natural disaster or war.  I guess not.

Does your NJ place or your NC place count as bling?

“You betta watch yaself BMG”

No, please stop unless you’re answering. You’re not making any sense.

Speaking of stupid….Have you got the courage up to quit your union job or are you still a typical Righty coward that just talks out their ass?

Name one no-bid contract that ever emanated from The House. Just one.

Let’s have your reality, stoner.

eric canter is right.
lets cut the billions we give to israel each year, and use that money to help our own citizens.

All 39 of King Obama’s illegal czars can be cut .

Let 24 of 28 of Moochy’s assistants go .

Cut down on the high life . Times are hard .

It would be a smart move .

good thought, but there won’t be many jobs. the top 2-3% will have all of the money. there may be some work in private security, protecting the folks with the money. the other jobs will be overseas.

Word has it that a young Eric, upon breaking his Tonka Truck, was allowed to eat only his shorn hair till the cost savings met the value of repairs. To this day he still sneaks bits of shag carpet when trouble arises.

you are spot on, they talk about gov’t spending as if they were someplace else when it happened.
the voting public must constantly remind themselves of this when listening to these folks.
otherwise we will put our gov’t in a position where it won’t be able to help anyone.

Yup, that’s stupid, alright.

Make sure the funds come out of the aid we give to Israel and the funds we give to those naval bases in Virginia. 

I don’t remember you saying the same thing before Katrina Eric. You didn’t just become a fiscal conservative after Bush left office did you?

pssst…who authorizes the monies? Who leans on the agencies? Who drops a line to their cohorts in fraud at those agencies? who submits the bills to keep no bids alive and well and hugely wasteful whgile fleecing the tax payer?

Now…go away. Actually, go find a doctor, you need help.

Don’t forget…Cantor profits from US economic disaster.

He’s doubled down on betting the US economy will go past the point of no return. Which is not surprising from such a scrawny snake in the grass as him.

foreign aid is where the spending cuts discussions should always start.

Fact: Many people who were relying on federal government funds to repair their property after hurricane Katrina are still waiting – 6 years later. Those who had private insurance or who relied on friends, neighbors or community groups (primarily their churches) had most of their property repaired by 2007. If we’ve learned anything from this, it is that you’re better off rolling up your sleeves and doing your own work than waiting for the government to help.

And don’t forget the total IDIOT that started the USA using czars his memory should definitely impeached along with his trading arms for hostages with Iran, trading arms for cocaine with the contras who was this guy that should of been shot for TREASON?

I wonder what the GOP’s uber-rich supporters on Long Island, in Conn and Jersey will say when they are without power, flooded, trees down, roads closed and suffering from other effects but the government isn’t here.

Forgot also ratified salt treaties with those hated the commies

Sorry, the 1st, 2nd, and 4th districts which include Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and all of the Eastern Shore are all Republican districts. All are in the path or within tropical storm strength winds. Areas of Virginia Beach are under mandatory evacuations.

People keeping more of what they earn doesn’t “cost” anything.

Only spending money incurs a deficit.

So which company got a no-bid contract from the House?

If it’s so prevalent, obvious and scandalous, surely you can name just one.

If the government is there or is inadequately funded, it’s becuase they spent all of their money on other things and not essential services.

It’s a good thing the government has been converted by the Democrats in the last 50 years into an employment-and-pension program for their constituents instead of a working government.

Ah, yes. The “Reagan/(insert GOP politician here) was Hitler” argument.

Very effective, and a perfect justification for X politician to do the same thing.

But we’re told that government spending creates jobs.

Along with tax increases.

Curiouser and curiouser.

You are correct. He has been around to approve all the other unnecessary spending.  However; to give him “some” credit…he is right.  When we know we have a problem that needs repair…we allow for it. What in the heck is wrong with Washington that they think they can’t prepare ahead for these emergencies?  We are a country..a nation of people that need help when disasters strike. How else does the country stay going if we don’t have a savings set aside for these disassters? No, in the USA it’s some skanky charater that takes the money for these projects and distributes them elsewhere.  “His pet projects”.  There should be no such thing in this country. We can’t keep buying our way out without any money. Even the average Jo knows that. It’s not a hard complicated problem to figure out. Anyone of us who have been educated, if only high school or even below, know that a savings for repairs is necessary. These congress people will continue to blame some other aspect to take the pressure of their dumb butts.

The United States gets hurricaines, tornados, earthquakes, fires, volcanos, drought, famine,terriorists…you name it. We NEED money set aside for these disasters. Our WHouse needs to wake up. If only this hurricaine(sp) would just “wash away” the WH…maybe then it would understand.

Yup. You’re going to keep working your ‘stupid’ union job as a ‘stupid’ union member while you keep complaining about ‘stupid’ unions’ and ‘stupid’ union members.

Yup, stupid is as stupid does.

Yes We Can Hope and Change !!! saving your ass isn’t cheap. I sure hope the east coast doesn’t act like  na na na na Nagen in New Orleans. I hope east coasters know enough to go to the school bus  and batten down Perhaps it’ll be a good time to riot or protest…

You idiot, people don’t lose their home over booze, cell phones and video games they lose it over catastrophic health care costs because their provider says acne at 16 was a preexisting condition for lung cancer at 50, their mortgage was an adjustable interest rate that the broker promised wouldn’t go up and has quadrupled, or they simply lost their job. And as the home you purchased for $600,000 is now worth $150,000 a refi is out of the question when you owe more than it is worth, the reason many are now walk a way’s.

I usually agree with most republican ideas. They don’t cator to the “lazy” people. But I don’t agree with this no tax to the rich thing.  That isn’t practical at all. Everyone in this country needs to pay their share. That basically is the problem. The medicaid, welfare, low housing, drug using group….wait for the taxpayer to help out. Now the rich don’t pay taxes…they want the taxpayer to help them out too. Where in the heck did common sense go???

The government has allowed the job creators to go overseas to get the lowpay people.

What are the democrats going to do when the cuts affect their welfare lines?  It does work both ways.

That’s why I said “north of Virginia” and due to the few in Maryland, I said “most”.

Nonetheless, I may have snarked a bit, but I did give Cantor credit for consistency, especially in regards to his own district. As to my political statement about publicly trying to hold the line on Irene would have little cost in his bid for party position, one would suspect that he’s on good terms with his colleagues to the east and by having the Majority Leader hail from Virginia, their districts will undoubtedly benefit.

Suck on that, victims!

If all of you would be honest with yourselves… you’d see that everyone wants the government to help but no one wants them to give to the other. The rich don’t want taxes, the medicare seniors don’t want cuts (but have gotten them), the welfare don’t want to be forgotten, no one wants them to have overseas jobs, Social Security should not be given to those who haven’t paid in (but are), illegals come into work because those who could work won’t, medicaid people just keep running to the doctor for stupid things, Employment checks are either out or running out. No one can support a family on an employ. check. 

But we all want something different from the government….for one to say their party is any better than the other is just plain foolish and dishonest with themselves.

Are you aware that Obama has agreed to keep using the bush tax cuts????

Never in my life would I have ever thought Skeletor could be a Southern Dandy until I saw this grunt in action.

You just said what most Americans are saying.  We have to allow for our spending. What gives the government rights to spend our money this unwisely?

Well honey, what the heck is taking HIM (The One) so looonnnnnggggg? I really don’t think jewelery is the cause of all the problems. But if you think so….then so be it. Hmmmm????

You sound like the people you hate the most with your own form of shira law.

You can tell Pablo is just a fire starter. He wants you to rebuttal his unintelligent remarks. People like him are a masterful group….don’t you think?His  best words are stupid and idiot.  Volcabulary is very limited.

Lets tax the corporations that shipped jobs out to pay for it. We wouldn’t be in this position if we had jobs in this country and a healthy tax base. It hasn’t been taxes, regulations that have killed our economy, but it has been the deregulation of the banks, jobs being shipped out, driven by share holder value. 83% of the stocks are owned by 1% of the people. The top 1% of the people now own twice as much America’s corporate wealth as they did 15 years ago. Need I say more about who owns what?

What is it your looking for?  I’d agree with the farming situation.  there are more farmers crying about their money then any other business.  I live in a farm community. They are the ones with the big machinery, big loans at the bank, subsidies for unused cropland and they build big lovely new homes and drive brand new cars and pickups. Don’t even go there with me on the farmers. And do they pay their fair share of taxes?  Nope. They just go out and buy more stuff for depreciation.  But in the next breath.  I respect them for their work ethics…most don’t stand in line for commodities paid by the taxpayer, and if a neighbor needs help…they are the first ones there. They suppose their church and town by buying groceries and stay in town with their business.  You see there are good and bad to all people. Including you shogan.

Little Punk.

$1.68 trillion in no bid contracts to Halliburton, off the books DoD no bid contracts, off the budget spending increases in Iraq and Afghanistan. Cantor, votes for those increases. Nearly a dozen in favor votes for spending increases in the fraud that is Iraq and Afghanistan, spedning that goes to contractors who reward him his vote. Oh, and lets not forget to mention Cantor has thrice voted against restricting no-bid, under the table hand shake deals.

And how about that cool $50k he accepted from the Council on Pakistan Relations? Yep…money from the enemy ffs.

He a for self-profit fraud of a representative and that anyone
politically engaged would bother to challenge that is patently absurd.

or the 2 wars that have not been paid for. Prior to 2009 the war costs were not even included in the annual budget

Right Eric! but Big oil and farmers can keep their subsidies while ordinary people must suffer. 

Surely flood insurance for beach front houses occupied by the wealthy shouldn’t get government tax subsidies. Let’s let the market deal with that. And neighbors helping neighbors. 

I dislike Eric Cantor and please people don’t faint when I say he is correct with what he says.  I am sure there is “silly” money spent on stupid things that could be better spent on disasters.  Problem is WHO is going to volunteer to give up their pet projects and give to the people that need it because of a disaster.  Don’t everyone speak up at once. 

If every member of congress would take a look at what money they spend.  Give up the silly stuff we all would be better off.

You all want to blame Obama when it is actually congress that is at fault. 

The message is, if we don’t benefit big corporations, and rich multi-millionaires, cantor could care less what happens to the PEOPLE that will be impacted by the hurricane. Please read this article Virginians. We must get him voted out of office. He is poison to VA, poison to the middle class, poison to our Country.

I suggest we cut Eric Cantor, his district, his payroll and his office out and pay for these ensuing expenses! Hurricane relief is more important than he is!

When will the GOP wake up and realize that the more they cut spending and the more they eliminate taxes on the wealthy the more people suffer? Eventually, this cutting and non-taxing policy will start hurting more people than it helps, the ones that are hurt will get sick of it and vote the other way and, like with what happened back in the 30s will usher in a new tide of entitlement.

Keep cutting and not taxing the wealthy GOP – little do you realize that you’re just adding more voters to the poverty pool and the Democratic lines at the polls.

I really don’t want to hear anything the s$%* has to say.  The is no heart or intelligent in that body.

I just looked up where Cantor’s district is. It should be affected by the hurricane, even though it is not directly on the coastline, so it will be interesting to see what happens in his district and how he works with that.

Sir, there are emergency funds set aside for disaster relief.  What do you think FEMA is about?  The funds have to be voted for allocation, however.

Did anyone expect less from this tool?

Not only a smaller military but a lessening of civilization.  Look out Libya, Egypt, Somalia, Kenya, Tunisia, Greece – - – here we come!

You mean, the GOP allowed corporations to ship jobs overseas.  Then, they gave them tax credits to bring them back in 2004.  Corps brought ‘em back, took their credits and fired workers.  Couple of years later, they shipped the jobs overseas again.  Nice, huh?

Cantor is in bad need of visits of ghosts from his past, present, and future (“Scrooge”). He is one heartless A@##)*&^!!!

I think you mean: “…government does NOT grow just because it wants to!”  And you’re right:  “With lax regulations and the economic divide widening between rich and
poor, the government has to get big…that’s it’s function.” 

Try explaining that to a republican.

Sweetie, I’m 74, my SS check is $769.00 a month, I live in a home I’ve being paying on for 26 years with a balance of $19K, my mtg is $171.16 a mo., I buy no booze, own no chains, use no welfare or food stamps, drive my own paid for car, do not have a cell phone, use basic cable and Magic Jack, give a tiny bit to charity and think you should shut the heck up and quite judging people because you do Not know what you’re talking about!  Don’t talk until you’ve done the walk.

Sweetie, I’m 74, my SS check is $769.00 a month, I live in a home I’ve being paying on for 26 years with a balance of $19K, my mtg is $171.16 a mo., I buy no booze, own no chains, use no welfare or food stamps, drive my own paid for car, do not have a cell phone, use basic cable and Magic Jack, give a tiny bit to charity and think you should shut the heck up and quite judging people because you do Not know what you’re talking about!  Don’t talk until you’ve done the walk.

Yes!  Exactly!  Thank you.

Dick Cheney?  Eric Prince?  Donald Rumsfeld?  GHW Bush?  Richard Nixon?

Hey Cantor – do us all a favor. Get a new job in another country.

Except if it’s an expenditure for Monsanto on their GMO program.

Obama didn’t trade arms for hostages with Iran or trade arms for cocaine with the contras. The idea of having czars that report directly to the president on matters that are considered critical is a good thing, it keeps him in the loop as long as he has the brain power to correctly interpret and act, on the information . The more specialized advisers that are expert in their field the better remember Katrina, W.M.D.’s in Iraq, maybe someone more expert would of made better decisions. Having good information/intelligence at your disposal is always good.

Oh My God – at last – some sense!  Thank YOU!!!

I like it.

Let’s start the cutting  of funds
with his salary first…

Congressman, how about having the money coming out of your district, your salary and your government subsidized health care plan generous retirement benefit plan, the money allotted for your congrssional staff, and the generous expense account you receive on a monthly basis?. There is a source of spending where the money could come from.

Yup. Lets start with the salaries and benefits of all the wacko teabaggers govenors who refused the federal stimulus money.

And then starting with the states that elected all of the bagger govenors and congress. Hopefully the voters who put them  will learn all the propaganda put out by Fox and the right-wing shrill talk radio as what it is. Lesson learned.

Don’t worry about the cost, we’ll just shit more liberal unicorn skittles. Money? We’ll print it, it’s free you know!

Cut spending for americans who need the help……..KEEP spending for those who dont need the help (rich tax payers)

I hate the GOP

Family Farms should be helped (if they need it) Large conglomerate agribusiness no they are killing the traditional farmer which is the one of the backbones of America.

I could list some pork and earmarks, especially ones to Cantor’s district…

Oh Yes – - – Puh – leese!  He should be kicked out of office along with Paul Ryan as both of them bet (in the stock market) that the US would default on it’s debts Before the budget agreement was made.  That goes a bit further than a simple conflict of interest to my mind.

Sounds like your discription of yourself has nothing to do with BMG’s comment which makes it obvious he’s not speaking to your situation.

And, I hope that’s not your real name or there are a whole bunch of 74 year old Joan Kelleys out there, could take some spooky dude on the interwebz longer to pick one out.  Might want to think before you reveal too much about yourself and realize there’s some nasty people out there that might prey on an elderly woman living alone.

My daughter and son-in-law are both in law enforcement.  They have both cautioned me about the internet and the bad stuff out there and to not ever use my real name.

Bless you, my friend!

To his credit Cantor will screw his own constituents as well as the next guy’s.

Bush certainly never did.

But he will be at another yellow ribbon ceremony in his district. I think he is too afraid to host a town hall meeting with his constituents.    

I feel my response was accurate to BMG’s comment as he’;s assuming all of us are users interested only in what we can get from the government from “entitlement” programs like Social Security and Medicare.

I am more than fed up with that assumption.  I paid into my SS insurance program and pay monthly for my Medicare coverage.  BMG needs to think before he opens his bigoted mouth.

As for my name – it’s far from real.  I do, truly, appreciate your concern.  Thanks.

I feel my response was accurate to BMG’s comment as he’;s assuming all of us are users interested only in what we can get from the government from “entitlement” programs like Social Security and Medicare.

I am more than fed up with that assumption.  I paid into my SS insurance program and pay monthly for my Medicare coverage.  BMG needs to think before he opens his bigoted mouth.

As for my name – it’s far from real.  I do, truly, appreciate your concern.  Thanks.

Yet he signed a letter asking FEMA to declare Virginia a state of emergency.  Douche.  http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/178443-virginia-lawmakers-urge-obama-to-declare-federal-emergency-before-irene-hits

Thanks, Yoda002.  I love it.

Thanks, Yoda002.  I love it.

Since there was no problems with the economy or anything, Obama just thought he’d stop paying for Bush’s wars, his tax cuts for the rich, his Medicare D gift to big pharma and that whole bailout of Wall Street and the banks and just but lotto tickets, right?

Will that be cut before spending, Representative Cantor? How about we cut non-hurricane federal aide to your district so we can give hurricane related federal aide to your district? It is directly in the path of the hurricane. So, let’s cut the federal school aide to pay for the infrastructure repairs, and so on.

Michigan will not be affected by the hurricane, so why cut from Michigan’s federal support to take care of Virginia? That should line up with your ideas of responsibility, shouldn’t it?

It’s called “centipede,”you only feed one and they all eat.  It’s a horrible movie.

I suppose you think Eric Cantor writes the check for the troops socks too.   The only source I found for your $1.68 trillion in no bid Haliburton contracts was from Lunatic Outpost, fitting.  If that’s the total of all the work done, that could be possible.  Keep in mind, lawyers on both sides will fight it out for every single contract.  That also happens in the states anytime government construction is done, the construction company I worked for quit doing government work because of the hassle and expense of fighting for money they earned.

The Army Corp of Engineers are responsible for the no-bid contracts.  The no-bids have been LEGALLY awarded to Halliburton because one,  they successfully bid the defense contract…two, they are either in the area, which saves considerable money because other bidding companies have to add transportation and set up costs to their bid, the corp, at times,  determines that possibility, and…….three,  expertise, much that Halliburton does can’t be performed by other companies.

That company has done our defense work for many years, even in the Clinton years they got no-bid contracts and got the yearly defense contract because they are able to low bid, they rarely lose that contract.    I know it eats you libbies up, but, that’s ok.  They do work those like you aren’t capable of understanding, it’s such a big operation, your mind obviously isn’t wrapping around it. 

Formerly a secretary for the second larges construction company in the US.  You have no clue about life in that big old world in construction.

Hey smartie, how do you rebuttal someone?  Someone who comments on another’s debate style and intelligence might want to learn how to spell v-o-c-a-b-u-l-a-r-y.

You also might want to look back through Pablo’s posting career before you critique him negatively, you may find you’ve made a fool of yourself.

Do you really believe we have funds sitting around for emergencies like this?  We have the specialized equipment, but we don’t have money in some mysterious bank account waiting to be used for an emergency this large.  The money Cantor is talking about will have be approved from Congress and the President. If he thinks he’s going to win over the Tea Party by playing politics, he may be out of a job in his next election if his constituents see him delaying their badly needed help by arguing where the cuts are going to come from.  He speaking big now, but when or if the time comes that his constituents needs help, he’ll be hiding somewhere so he doesn’t have to answer questions from the press. 

Are you making a mockery of people in life threatening conditions because they are Republicans?  What if some don’t survive to say anything?  What an idiot!

What?  I might be a proud liberal, but I don’t understand what exactly your trying to say.  Do you really think this is just a Democrat problem?  Have you looked at the history of the Republicans deficit spending since Reagan?  Sorry, but I think you missed a good half the problem.

Bush’s wars, Bush’s tax cuts for billionaires, and Bush’s financial calamity do explain it.

When he says they will have to CUT ELSWHERE, thehn they better stay the HELL out of SOCIAL SECURITY/MEDICARE. because that is where George Bush Jr. went to pay off a HUGH debt when he needed the money, and no wonder S.S and Medicare are running out, because he never REPLACED the money that he took from the average tax paying AMERICAN CITIZEN. That is usually how one does go broke. You can DRAW it all out, but if you don’t DEPOSIT then you are BROKE, hence HELLO America, Obama INHERITED this whole big bag of trouble, cuz he didn’t CAUSE t his.

The scum that is cantor is a gift that keeps giving.  I have a friend that he represents.  She has ABSOLUTELY no interest in politics but this, this, this thing has made her passionate in a way most folk would go whoa.

How did he get elected?  Here we are, facing a situation in which people could die and his response, cuts.  Clearly, he is looking out for money NOT THE PEOPLE that sent him to office.

I can visualise a situation.  An offspring of his is in critical situation.  He is asked to pony up some money to get it treatment. Cantor would huddle with his fellow bean counters to assess the value of saving his child or saving for a rainy day.

Mr. Cantor.  You are… you know what you are SOUL LESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Money that is spent on the hurricane relief cannot be spent on other things. The fact that he has to explain that to a disbelieving country is the real scandal!

Are you guys that naive?  It’s just so basic that a kid could understand but you all have to spin away!

Should be going full tilt with the increased winds – better tie yourselves down to something tangible.  

when does the cutting start?  

Maybe if the first lady would cut back on a couple lavish vacations this year, we could almost cover the costs right there.

Ummmmmm. Congress has the power of the purse. Congress started this ponzi scheme a long time ago. Get a clue.

I’d like to find that one out too.

I say again: Good Allah, you people are stupid. Talking points stuffed bots with no onboard reasoning skills whatsoever.

We’re looking for no bid contracts. I could cough up some pocket lint and a shiny new penny and that would be exactly as relevant to the question. If, however, you could find us a no-bid contract that was authorized by the House, you win!

Step right up!

Sure, nobody ever complains about stuff they have no control over! And nobody ever tries to change such things!

Oh, wait. That’s everybody. Yup, you’re stupid.

Classic, ain’t it? I not words good. Duh.

No. The House. Focus.

In budget terms, a tax cut is viewed as an expenditure. Cutting taxes without matching spending cuts (for the last 10 years) is a deficit. One of the great fallacies is that tax cuts don’t cost anything. They do.

So reducing taxes to allow people to keep more actually does cost the government revenue.

What is missing is any form of actual mathematics in this debate. The harsh truth is, existing revenue is simply inadequate to cover the most basic of expenditures. Slashing all discretionary actually creates a larger drag on an ailing economy.

The last 10 years have shown us that the “job creators” took their tax cuts and subsidies and ran. No jobs. The basic theory of cut and cut and cut is flawed as a standalone concept. At the same time, taxation must be limited, but realistic. Spending must be limited but realistic. And the tax code should discourage overseas hiring and overseas banking and overseas depositories instead of rewarding them as it now does.

This is not rocket science. However the simple cut, cut, cut method will not work and will not “create jobs.” In fact, cutting costs jobs on the short term. That is also a fact.

And using a hurricane or other natural disaster as leverage for more cuts is simply reprehensible – no matter who does it.

Food service is a no-bid administered by the Speaker. So are almost all of the services and materials that Congress buys for itself. And all of it is administered by the Speaker. This is small change in the grand scheme of things, but it is a pretty established practice. And, since the Constitution gives the House sole authority over the Congressional budget and administration, it is also not public. By the way, as far as I can tell, having worked there for a bit, they get pretty good value for their dollar on their own stuff.

As a matter of practice, Cantor would have absolutely nothing to do with this stuff. He is fortunately not the Speaker and John Boehner is a good man that would not abuse that power.

The well known no-bid contracts I suspect i420 is talking about are generally granted by the administration. And that is where it gets wasteful and messy. The overall bureaucracy makes it easy to slide corrupt no-bids like the Halliburton zstuff that I am sure i420 cannot get past even though it is serious history and Cantor – even though he is reprehensible – had nothing to do with that.

Lord knows what it’s going to take before just a few of the rightwingers who are kind enough to share their views with us on this blog, come to understand why we have such disdain for their views. Maybe it will take a disastrous hurricane to wake some people up to yet another of the logical, humane reasons why we need effective, strong and sensibly sized government. I live in Manhattan and we’re going to be well-prepared if there’s serious damage. Bloomberg isn’t taking any chances to tarnish his reputation. The reason why New York works so well is because it’s a place where capitalism meshes very well with socialism. Some of the many forms of socialism are the Port of New York Authority which is supervising the emergency faciltities in the tri-state area, the public transportation system which is probably the most efficient in the world, well-run public hospitals, stabilized rents for one million apartments in NYC (there are very few poor landlords in NYC). New York City is the real world. Eric Cantor and all the other rightwingers really are ignorant of the economics of the real world. Right now, our economy is moribund. What you need to do in this situation is to stimulate the body. At this point it really does seem that the only authority that has the power to stimulate the economy is the government. If you people have a better ideas you should get them out. Lowering taxes and trickle down theory is a joke and you know it.

Eric Cantor on Dec. 7, 1942 could you stop attacking for a while we need to find programs to cut to pay for this huge upsurge in military spending we have to balance spending with cuts so could please stop it

Eric Cantor to those drowning in hurricane please wait till I have negotiated cuts no aide will be coming till I can balance it with cuts so sorry

A few things that trouble me about the “christian right” first off they are neither secondly. how does their gay, minority, poor, Muslim bashing and rich coddling go with this
                                     John 8:7
So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her
                               Matthew 19:24
And again I say to you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

GOOD GIRL, JOAN!!!

Do you think Eric Cantor works for the Coast Guard? He is a senator. Also, try using punctuation if you have reached puberty.

You can’t criticize his policy based on facts so you have to criticize it based on wild characature? Why, though, do you criticize it? Do you think they can spend those dollars twice?

He’s an idiot during an emergency you don’t demand that all funds be equalized you deal with the emergency.  It is true we could of NEVER won world war 2 with him in control or gone to the moon or developed nuclear weapons need I go on these anti-science  *ssholes only care about making sure their rich contributors keep every penny

Eric Cantor wouldn’t fund the Coast Guard Searching for people unless he could cut social security

Oh yes my office program generally corrects typo’s, punctuation, etc.for business. As this is not I don’t   worry about such trivialities I’m merely seeking to convey thoughts, ideas, and mostly opinions on the the far right.

Food service is a no-bid administered by the Speaker. So are almost all
of the services and materials that Congress buys for itself.

And that’s all no-bid? Cite, please.

Basic math would show that Cantor’s statement was rather elementary.  If you have no savings and your house burns down what to do?  I know – print money and hope people accept it and legit.  

Seriously people – writing a story about a pretty straightforward conundrum is just an attempt to inflame.  We all know that the money has to come from somewhere and since the pot is empty…

Your entire premise is pretty lame.  I realize that the latest attempts to deflect want to paint the right as “christian” – which Cantor isn’t btw.  That being a moot point.  Most of the left has some religious beliefs also which have nothing to do with governing.  You throwing out biblical “talking points” reminds me of the idiot with the colourful wig who was always at golf tournaments with his sign (and about as effective).

I know that lately it is cool to claim that you’re an atheist but seriously,  where are Buffett and Gates going?  Now, use your head.

How about we cut foreign aid – including the $3 Billion to Israel per year

So what are you saying the right aren’t primarily christian (I know the left is as we try to live according to values of not condemning people because of race, religion, gay , lesbian, poor, etc.) interesting. If you are Christian these aren’t talking points but words to live by. Why would I care where Buffet or Gates are going but considering Gates plans on leaving all his wealth to charity when he passes that may be a factor (he won’t have any Donald “spoiled brat” Trump children because they aren’t getting anything. I am pretty sure Buffet is doing the same his family will almost nil, with it all going to charity.

The right professes to be Christian but they follow the Old Testament more than the words of Jesus, the Christ.

Warren Buffet is a mathematical genius who amassed a tremendous fortune by shrewd investments.  He feels he should share that fortune with his fellow man.  Greed is not his drive.  He simply enjoys doing what he does, like he enjoys popcorn.  He is helping his Sister (at her request) divest her fortune to areas/charities she deems important.  She wants to die with “no money in my checking account”.  His son is a true, and very wealthy, philanthropist also.

Bill Gates is active in work to fund education here and abroad.  He and his wife have, and are, setting up foundations for education in darned near every country on earth.  Bill said on Charlie Rose that he was lucky to amass the fortune that he did and he wanted to share it in the best possible way.  He and Melissa feel that way is to fund education.  I doubt their kids will suffer for their action.  In fact, I think they’ll benefit by being shown that we’re all in this world together.

Why would you care?  I’m not sure.  I care because I see these people as more than greed machines.  They honestly care about their fellow man and I truly respect them for their open hearts.

Here we go, if the debt ceiling couldn’t get America raging against Obama, then railroading funds that would go to relief to disaster stricken areas, then blaming Obama for the hold up sure will. Despicable.

Hey!   Now there’s an idea!  Try to get it past Cantor, etc.  Good luck with that!

Let me know, I’ll support you.

Cut from somewhere else in the budget?   Such as…

“According to the House Appropriation Committee’s summary of the bill,
the CR funds Operations, Research and Facilities for the National
Oceanic Atmospheric Association with $454.3 million less than it got in
FY2010; this represents a $450.3 million cut from what the president’s
never-passed FY2011 budget was requesting. The National Weather Service,
of course, is part of NOAA — its funding drops by $126 million. The CR
also reduces funding for FEMA management by $24.3 million off of the
FY2010 budget, and reduces that appropriation by $783.3 million for FEMA
state and local programs.”
http://www.slate.com/content/slate/blogs/weigel/2011/03/11/gop_s_continuing_resolution_cuts_funding_for_national_weather_service_fema.html
 

That’s your 112th Congress–the Boehner/Cantor GOP House at work.  Cut the funding to track and monitor hurricanes and then leverage the damage cost of those hurricanes to reduce hurricane tracking capability even further.

???
 
  You would think Cantor had his pinky in his mouth and a shaved cat in his arms when he made that statement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTmXHvGZiSY

–Cobra

Your run-on sentences makes no sense.   
Not really interested in sorting out the wheat from the chaff.

p.s. let me know when you see the “spoiled brat” Trump kids in the news for bad behaviour.
Buffets kids involved in business, on boards and already well set up.

Honestly, you believe just about every bit of nonsense coming down the pipe.

p.s.  Gingrich and Cheney both have lesbian Daughters that both Fathers are very proud of.  So get off your we’re better than you are crap.

Booming economy?  Better way of Life?  The GOP left us with a Stagnant Economy!!!  Your blind faith in the GOP is what’s killing America!!!!  You can sterotype all you want and call us “welfare recipients” and lazy because we “wont get of our asses” but sterotypes don’t solve problems.  That’s the problem with you guys.  You use sterotypes to advance your dead end agenda!!  Come up with NEW IDEAS!  Instead of outdated policies that get us nowhere!

Joe Adams,

Consider yourself hugged and kissed – - – Huge.  Thanks!

p.s. perhaps Buffet will settle up with the IRS then right?  Since they’re still fighting over taxes owed from 2002.  lol

Your first paragraph is rubbish.  Cantor is a Jew and would follow the Old Testament!  Brilliant wonder.
How do you think Buffets sister and his kids are in position to divest themselves of all the “dirty” money?
Seriously, you’re that gullible?

Absolute horse-crap NONSENSE.

“The disgraceful state of the Gulf’s recovery can be traced in large
measure to insurers’ wholesale—and I mean, by the tens of
thousands—violations of their legal obligations to policyholders…

These cases allege, among other things, that State Farm, Allstate and
their ilk manipulated and destroyed engineering reports in a systematic
and concerted scheme to avoid paying wind damages.”

 http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/the_insurance_hoax.php

 The most famous litigant to sue an insurance company over Katrina?  That well-known “minority liberal Democrat”, Fmr Senator Trent Lott.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/katrina_lott.html

Right wingers push this “privatize everything insurance is god” myth in nearly every subject, from health care to weather disasters.  They don’t accept the 1st Commandment of Business…

“Business only exists to make a profit.”

 You make less profit when you pay out claims, so you avoid paying out claims at all costs.

–Cobra

Absolute horse-crap NONSENSE.

“The disgraceful state of the Gulf’s recovery can be traced in large
measure to insurers’ wholesale—and I mean, by the tens of
thousands—violations of their legal obligations to policyholders…

These cases allege, among other things, that State Farm, Allstate and
their ilk manipulated and destroyed engineering reports in a systematic
and concerted scheme to avoid paying wind damages.”

 http://www.cjr.org/the_audit/the_insurance_hoax.php

 The most famous litigant to sue an insurance company over Katrina?  That well-known “minority liberal Democrat”, Fmr Senator Trent Lott.
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/katrina_lott.html

Right wingers push this “privatize everything insurance is god” myth in nearly every subject, from health care to weather disasters.  They don’t accept the 1st Commandment of Business…

“Business only exists to make a profit.”

 You make less profit when you pay out claims, so you avoid paying out claims at all costs.

–Cobra

Do you not understand that this idiot is rich beyond your imagining?  He has the Koch Brothers behind his numb ass.  And they hate your guts ’cause you’re not contributing to their need to own it ALL.

His kids will never need to go to any schools that’re funded by the Federal Government!  He will never need Federal assistance to repair damage done to his home by ANY hurricane!  He will never need to pay for the repair to any road in his district.  If it gets bad, he’ll hop a plane to Israel, be welcomed with open arms and never have to worry about anything ever again.

The thing you need to understand is that when you pay insurance premiums, they  are NOT based on claims you make in your area.  They ARE based on claims made by everyone in the system.  Check that with your Rep.

My grammar in a forum such as this is of little consequence to me. I am not sending a business letter, contract, etc I will use spell check to check for typo’s usually. I’m not trying to amaze you with my mastery of English 1A. Equating “spoiled brat” with behavior which is newsworthy is a big jump. I said Donald Trump is a “spoiled brat”  you can tell it by his actions and the way he treats others he’s use to getting his way and never misses a chance to blow his own horn. Donald Trump is one of the worst businessmen and yet receives accolades he declares bankruptcy all the time and says it’s a good thing to do. Is he HIGH the idea is to NOT go bankrupt and fleece the people you owe.If anything he should be held up as a loser who always cheats his creditors.Cheney War profiteer, Gingrich womanizing cheat  that cheated on his sick wife and don’t give me this lib or that lib cheated, because I universally have contempt for people that cheat on their spouse.

maybe you would feel different, if your frickin house was damaged!!!! 

KeevaS.

Oh. My. God.  YESSSS!  What you said.  Thanks, Man.

Please describe for me in detail why you prefer what the American Government was like for the first 174 years, since you so thoroughly disagree with the last 50?

Be specific.  Facts and citations are appreciated.

–Cobra

Well you got me on that one.

Taxpayers do NOT pay for the vacations of the President and his family, you numb nut!  The cost for the family’s security is on the taxpayer as it should be.

If people wouldn’t threaten to kill, the need for expensive security might not be so high.

Eric Cantor got elected by selling his soul to Charles and David Koch and their minions. 

Absolutely – he is in it for the $$$$$.  People mean nothing to him or his backers.  Eric wouldn’t huddle to decide his child’s fate – - – it’s already decided the buck is KING!

This guy is definitely a
redneck. He should be made to wear a red handkerchief around his neck so people
born yesterday would know where he is coming from.

You realize that the tea party painted a long term debt issue as an immediate crisis, right? If you do, cool, if not I would get over your image of victimization for your own sake.

what a nut you can not save enough to build a new home or life. f you ever need help please do not ask anyone get it done all alone you have it like that

No the ONLY reason they want LESS goverment is so they can do what ever they want to do in business with out any kind of regulations. The republiCON party is only for the top 1-2%, what is amazing is they are able to sell this shit to the avarage person. Go figure! Let them keep shooting off there mouth it can only help the NORMAL people. Just remember Canter is the guy that said from one side of his mouth ” we need to get ride of unemployment and make these people go out and get a job!!” and out the other side of his fat ugly mouth he said ” Were are the jobs Mr. Pesident?!” ya know you can’t have it both ways you idiot, either were all lazy , or there are no jobs! Pick a side you dumb ass!!

Well goverment can and has created jobs. It works like this, the goverment contracts out jobs to, lets say fix bridges and roads, so now we have new jobs made for the contractors, they in turn bring home a pay check, whitch lets them pay the rent, or mortgage and by food. Then the wife can go to the store and by , say new furniture she has been waiting a long time for now there doing soooo much better now that there is a secure job that they start to eat out 1x a week, and plan a family vacation to disney world for there little kity’s and they buy a new camara for vacation maybe decided to by a new car rather than fly, or not, just think, the point is all these things do create a REALLY TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT. Thus creating new jobs for dealers or airports, grocery store, farmers,  even new sales people at the furniture store…This works!!! What I don’t get is why are the republiCONS so against this? Well I’ll tell you. They HATE this president MORE THAN THEY LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!!! And that is the truth and I here it everyday on fox, whitch is why I watch this show to keep mup on all there insults and hatred so I can tell everybody I know what I saw and heard with my own 2 eyes and 2 ears.

How does it relate to Bush’s $8 trillion $ borrowing binge? Laying this off on Obama indicates a level of ignorance that permeates this discussion.

Let’s go full on Tea Party and make it a state’s rights issue.  How about this; I live in Illinois, this event does not affect me, except that cuts will be made to the Federal budget. I say go ahead and make the cuts, but they can only affect the areas where the relief is needed. 

Remember, ONLY Congress can appropriate spending- NOT the President. Congress is lamenting the overspending yet THEY are the ones who spent the money.