Congressman Eric Cantor, a Republican from Virginia. I don't have an opinion on him one way or another. In the photographs and articles the media provides us, they always portray him as eying the speaker-ship currently occupied by Boehner. Always looking to undermine the Speaker. I don't think that is the case. To me he seems like he is a two faced Republican. One face is the old school, old guard, pay your dues and some day you will be a gray beard type Republican. The other face is the lets shake things up a bit new guard but not quite in with the Tea Party types. I feel he is has much more invested in the first group.
To the point. This bit that he wrote in the Washington Post is spot on. He lays down what has got us into the situation we are in and how we got into the situation we are in. With this rational rationale, I hope the GOP has the intestinal fortitude to hold out until Obama or Reid or both decide to make a move and come to the table and actually negotiate a comprises solution. Once and if that happens, neither side will get exactly what they want, but they both will get some. Otherwise known as compromise. Until then, no one gets nothing. And theirs nothing wrong with that.
I concur with Cantor.
Divided government requires bipartisan negotiation
agree.....3 parts of Government...Executive(loves OBAMAcare)...Judicial (declared OBAMAcare unconstitutional)....Legislative (is OBVIOUSLY not in favor)......3 equal and separate parts of government........its WHY negotiation/compromise HAS to happen.....cheers, Rich Tilghman
ReplyDeleteI'm no Cantor fan (I think he generally undermines Boehner, as you point out), but I think this piece is exceptionally well-stated. However one feels about the approach the Republicans have taken, I find the fact that they've taken on the administration quite refreshing. Finally, the 48% of us that screamed "no" to the United States Socialist Republic, Obamacare, and the repeated slaps in the face to government process offered by the Democrats are being heard. Do I care about the nation's default? Absolutely...but I also care about my country, and throughout our nation's history, difficult decisions and forced negotiations (e.g. the Civil War) have ultimately unified our purpose and moved us forward.
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