60 Minutes ran an outstanding segment about Eric Cantor, who the Obama team is labeling as the key leader of the Republican opposition to anything they attempt to accomplish.
60 Minutes had been asked to show his "human side". I thought he was like most bullies. He whined that he was being villified when he was simply carrying out the wishes of the electorate and doing what is best for the country.
Obviously, the Obama team is winning the war of public opinion. I love it.
60 Minutes had been asked to show his "human side". I thought he was like most bullies. He whined that he was being villified when he was simply carrying out the wishes of the electorate and doing what is best for the country.
Obviously, the Obama team is winning the war of public opinion. I love it.
Then Cantor's press secretary interrupted the interview when Lesley (correctly) pointed out that Reagan did indeed raise taxes on more than one occasion, and even during a recession, to try and give the economy a jump start, which was where it got kind of weird. I mean, from my perspective, Cantor and a bunch of the other Rs have an irrational fear of anything Obama or the Ds even mention out loud, let alone support, and so they can wrap themselves in their perceived superior "principles" all they want. But when it becomes revisionist history, that's where it starts getting a little spooky. I mean, 60 Minutes had the damn tape of Reagan addressing the nation about that very subject, but apparently to work for Cantor in any capacity, blind loyalty to the party line and made-up or cherry-picked facts trumps actual knowledge. Just like it did with Bush. So anyone who dares to try to bring unapproved facts into an interview, well no, sorry, we're gonna have to stop you right there, little lady. I'm sometimes amazed that they keep getting away with that.
