Could Robin Vos be Wisconsin’s Eric Cantor?

Last month, former House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost the Republican primary for the seat he held to Dave Brat, a relatively unknown tea party candidate who Cantor outspent by a wide margin. At the time I noted the 2014 election cycle could end up being interesting after all,…

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House #2 Eric Cantor loses Republican primary

I’ll admit it – this brought a smile to my face. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was defeated Tuesday by a little-known economics professor in Virginia’s Republican primary, a stunning upset and major victory for the tea party. Cantor is the second-most powerful member of the U.S. House and was…

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Eric Cant(or) Tell The Truth

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Hypocrisy), was on 60 Minutes this week and turned the simplest questions into an adventure(enough so to make Sarah Palin proud). Cantor was speaking with interviewer Lesley Stahl, who asked if he was ready to start compromising with Democrats on taxes. Cantor said he was…

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Eric Cantor Mic Checked at Rice University

These citizen actions against the politicians who represent corporations and not people are doing a great job exposing the hypocrisy of American politics.

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The System is Rigged

The financial system in the United States is rigged in favor of the wealthy.  I’m sure you’re not terribly surprised about that.

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Eric Cantor Needs His Fix

of Stimulus Money! yes Paul Ryan’s BFF needs his fix and needs it bad. Like a typical addict though, he has two personalities and has a hard time ever telling the truth. ‘ Eric Cantor # 1: “And what we see in this budget, frankly, is an attempt, again, to…

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You Just Made That Up!

The Young Guns (Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor & Kevin McCarthy) have been telling anyone who will listen the regulations is choking the private sector like like Justice David Prosser chokes a woman*(he was mad so it was justified). Unfortunately for the ‘Young guns” Bruce bartlett, ex Ronald Reagan and George…

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$60 Billion US Tax Dollars/ $12 million a day

No thats not how much your child’s math teacher is costing the state of Wisconsin, it is how much money we have WASTED in Iraq and Afghanistan have SO FAR! According to an independent panel\'s 240 page report. Overall, the commission said spending on contracts and grants to support U.S….

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Fart Jokes Next from Repubs

Prediction, and not so tongue in cheek: As Steve Benen notes, the Republicans in Washington are so unserious about our nation’s problems that even Bart Simpson is more serious.  I think that’s clear, given John Boehner’s whining about the timing of President Obama’s jobs speech to Congress,  Eric Cantor’s threats…

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Friday Fun

Wisconsin has been a hotbed for political activity this year and with the debt talks, deficit, etc… there have been a;pt of heavy subjects lately. In case some of you have not seen this yet, there is a great website to lighten the load a little bit. The Borowitz Report,…

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