[Maelstorm]

What in the hell is this? These are the same guys who gave Obama the blank check which let the Democrats basically have complete control of the debt limit increases. They sent one through this week with hardly a peep for a half a trillion dollars. Now we have this stupid talk about 'smart' infrastructure? We just spent billions out of the original stimulus on infrastructure so parroting the President's FDR style language on this 'jobs' bill is just crazy. Right now there is a potential economic abyss approaching. These guys know it. The Bank of America job cuts are not the end but the beggining of a nationwide scale back as the banking industry is devastated by Frank/Dodd. This is like shooting a bb gun at an elephant its stupid and will do nothing but make the country even weaker with even higher risk of futher credit downgrades.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

“Infrastructure spending” is code for union jobs.

[cripplecreek]

Yeah he’s been tweeting similar crap since immediately following the speech.

I really have to wonder what the GOP game is. They threw fits about Bachmann having the audacity to speak out against it.

[dforest]

Cantor has always been the whiney weak link.

Expect him to be as big a caver as McCain. At least McCain doesn’t whine.

[bwc2221]

I trust Eric Cantor about as far as I can throw an NFL lineman.

[PhiloBedo]

This is the entrenched ruling political class Sarah was talking about in her Labor Day Speech.

[Diggity]

Another jackass republican.

[Paradox]

They are afraid of sounding like they absolutely oppose Obama, since that would be kicking a man when he is down. We might disagree, but it is part of their PR campaign. They will probably agree to some insignificant sort of spending, especially on things that have to be spent on sometime anyway, like infrastructure.

[digger48]

Dear Readers strategery was counting on Cantor and all of the Republicans to poo-poo his “plan” before he was even finished talking.

This doesn’t give the White House the fodder that they had hoped and planned to use against us.

[LibLieSlayer]

Not a surprise... cantor... just like boner... simply play like they are Conservatives but are in reality... big government progressives.

LLS

[cuban leaf]

I don’t really see many tweets, but those two crack me up. It’s why Twitter is such a waste of space. You cannot say anything of substance in such a short space. And if you actually CAN, you’ve created a famous quote. That’s why they’re famous.

His comments remind me of George Carlin talking about earth shattering revelations when stoned. He wrote one down. It would be a good tweet:

“The survival of the human race is the responsibility of everyone.”

Deep. Very deep.

[arasina]

This is exactly what Sarah Palin talked about in her recent speech.

Did Sarah Palin really say that? Wow.

She made three interlocking points. First, that the United States is now governed by a “permanent political class,” drawn from both parties, that is increasingly cut off from the concerns of regular people. Second, that these Republicans and Democrats have allied with big business to mutual advantage to create what she called “corporate crony capitalism.” Third, that the real political divide in the United States may no longer be between friends and foes of Big Government, but between friends and foes of vast, remote, unaccountable institutions (both public and private).

For photographic proof, see: Caption more pictures from Barry's address to congress

[rockinqsranch]

Reads like professional political bullshit to me. He doesn’t say anything committal, just says something. It’s the way of the professional politico.

I’ll worry about what he says IF he says something definitive in favor of Obama’s parroting of his strategist(s).

Keeping the powder dry here.

[freekitty]

They always cave and wonder why we don’t trust them at least publicly.

[SoJoCo]

He must really want that bridge in his district.

[helpfulresearcher]

Read what Cantor actually said in context: http://www.ericcantor.com/2011/09/cantor-job-creation-a-priority-both-sides-can-agree-on/

Cantor was arguing that the Feds shouldn’t control the transportation money. He calls for taking transportation designated money out of the Feds hands and putting it in state hands.

Read it before you go off on Cantor. He’s a good guy. Sheesh!

[Graneros]

Surely no one is surprised by this. Watch for Boehner to follow suit. The Republicans will give the Dems 80% or more of this latest disaster of a so called jobs bill. They simply can’t help themselves.

[FromTheSidelines]

A few things to consider:

1. The first stimulus spent $30 billion on highways. That's it - of $840 billion, just 3.6% was spent on actual infrastructure. And of that amount allocated, just 1/3rd has actually been spent so far - basically nothing has actually been spent on infrastructure.

It was a union/State bailout package, NOT an infrastructure package no matter how it was pitched.

2. We have deteriorating highways, airports, and bridges, and with the floods and damage from earlier this year we have a lot more. IF the Government is going to spend any funds, then spend it on something that will actually keep our economy rolling - roads and bridges. They need to be maintained, they need to be rebuilt - it's part of what keeps what little economic activity we have actually rolling.

Cantor's right - SMART spending on infrastructure - replacing damaged roads and bridges, expanding airports - is a good use of any spending the Government's going to do. That's what Government is SUPPOSED to do - not spend it on welfare, or unemployment insurance, or subsidized housing.

[Leep]

Democrat sleeper cells within the Republican Party? Operatives laying low until they get their orders?

[Puddleglum]

Is the cyclical big-a$$ Highway Bill up for a vote soon anyhow? Both parties love that bill and pile crap high and wide onto it.

[Kahuna]

I really don’t think that it’s so dang hard for the Republicans to craft a response to Obama’s “Jobs Bill” along the lines of.......We will study the legislation when it is written and scored by the budget office. We will attempt to find common ground on as much as possible, providing that all American’s will benefit and that long term job growth will be assured with it’s passage.