#2 House Republican, Eric Cantor (R-VA) Compares Obama to Russia's Putin

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http://apnews.excite.com/article/20090612/D98OPN180.html

WASHINGTON (AP) - The No. 2 Republican in the House on Thursday compared President Barack Obama's plans for the auto industry to the policies of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, saying the White House has stripped credit holders of rights and given them to Democratic allies.

"They said, 'Set aside the rule of law, let's strip secured creditors, bondholders, of their rights. Take them away outside of the bankruptcy process and give them to the political cronies and the auto workers' unions," Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., said in an interview with The Associated Press.

"It's almost like looking at Putin's Russia," added Cantor, the GOP's House whip. "You want to reward your political friends at the expense of the certainty of law?"

The Obama administration this week set bonus limits on companies that have received billions of dollars in federal bailout money and appointed a "special master" with power to reject pay plans he deems excessive.

Except Cantor offers no alternative. Because he knows that the options were to liquidate an entire American enterprise, put hundreds of thousands out on the street, or do exactly what we did. It's a complete joke of an argument, meant only to inflame a terrible situation that OBAMA INHERITED.

It's odd, because the entire Republican Party has been reduced to a "Lunatic Fringe." They were historically good at working the Suburban Indendents and now they're only good about pleasing a bunch of maniacs.

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1. ...And Eric Cantor is an assclown like Silvio Berlusconi.

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2. All republicans are #2.............

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3. Cantor has a loose screw

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4. Cantor's an embarrassment.

Or he would be, if his party were capable of feeling embarrassment.

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5. Cantor isn't telling the whole truth. The creditors did have a voice in the negotiations.

I only wish that what Cantor said was true. IMHO, that's what politicians are for. They should help the PEOPLE who are being victimized by the crooked financial industry. Don't forget, the financial industry has had a big hand in hurting American manufacturing.

I wish Obama would help Americans suffering from the usury card industry. He should wipe out all of those creditors in the manner that Cantor imagines.

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6. Keep it up. The Party of No

will be the Party of None by 2012.