Miller?....Anybody old enough to remember Miller would remember these guys, too. It won't be a problem...........
Posted on 08/06/2008 7:00:03 AM PDT by MeanWestTexan
Rep. Eric I. Cantor's mention as a potential vice presidential running mate for John McCain has put Cantor on the Democratic National Committee's hit list.
The DNC yesterday listed Cantor, R-7th and six other Republican vice presidential possibilities on a Web site it titled: "the Next Cheney."
"Each has a record of strong support for the Bush-Cheney administration," Brad Woodhouse, a spokesman for the DNC, said in a conference call with reporters. "Each one of these individuals means simply more of the same."
Through a spokeswoman, Cantor declined to comment.
Democrats think that President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are so unpopular that the association will hurt potential Republican running mates.
Among Cantor's sins, according to the DNC: he has voted with his Republican colleagues 92.5 percent of the time in the 110th Congress, making him a reliable supporter of the president. The 110th Congress lasts from Jan. 4, 2007, through Jan. 4, 2009.
The attack on Cantor also seeks to link him to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who held a fundraiser for Cantor in 2003 and even named a sandwich after Cantor. Abramoff, now in jail, partly owned a Washington deli.
On Jan. 3, 2006, Abramoff pleaded guilty to three criminal charges. Cantor announced at the time that he would turn over to a Richmond charity about $10,000 in political donations from Abramoff and from Abramoff's wife. Cantor sent the funds to the William Byrd Community House.
The DNC Web site quotes a January 2006 report in The Hill, a Washington newspaper, that at a January 2003 fundraiser for Cantor, Abramoff announced that he had named a "tuna-based stacker" for Cantor. The Jewish Forward, first to disclose the sandwich saga in 2003, reported that Cantor asked to switch his sandwich to "the more red-meat combo of roast beef on challah."
Reports surfaced over the weekend that the McCain campaign had asked Cantor for personal records as part of the vetting process. Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is reported to be on Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's short list of vice presidential candidates.
Cantor, 45, who lives in Henrico County, is serving his eighth year in the House of Representatives. He is the deputy whip of the Republican congressional delegation.
Woodhouse said the DNC planned to show up at Cantor events to monitor what he says.
Cantor has caught the eye of Republican officials with his ability to raise substantial sums of money.
The other potential vice presidential candidates on the Web site, www.TheNextCheney.com, are former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, FedEx chairman Fred Smith, businesswoman Carly Fiorina and South Dakota Sen. John Thune.
Virginia has the attention of both presidential candidates because its 13 electoral votes are thought to be up for grabs this year. Virginia has not supported a Democratic presidential nominee since 1964.
(Cantor's wife, Diana Cantor, is a member of the board of directors of Media General Inc., parent company of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.) Contact Tyler Whitley at (804) 649-6780 or twhitley@timesdispatch.com.
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Better to support Bush/Cheney than Che Guevara, in my humble opinion.
“...Cantor asked that it be changed to the more red-meat combo..”
Wow! A red-meat guy! My kind of candidate!
I called Cantor’s office this morning. He’s my rep. I am going up to DC on Friday and will hopefully get a chance to see him. They went all out to get me as much access to the house chamber as possible. GOP members are scheduled to be on the floor from 10am-4pm on Friday.
Traditionally, congressmen do not get picked for VP tickets. The last one I can remember who did is William Miller of New York who lost with Goldwater in 1964. Expect to hear a lot of comparisons to Cantor and Miller if he gets the nod.
The other misgiving I have is that Cantor may be one of the best young guys on our bench. If McCain loses (as still seems likely), it could rule out Cantor for a future shot. If he wins, then we would have a good four years to evaluate him or anyone else McCain picks. Would the selection of Cantor get me to vote for McCain, albeit reluctantly? Yes it would! I've stated he cannot go further left than Mitt Romney and Cantor is definitely to Romney's right.
Miller?....Anybody old enough to remember Miller would remember these guys, too. It won't be a problem...........
Nice graphic. Yeah, I remember Jimi Hendrix. Thanks for reminding me of my age, LOL!
Would you mind adding me to your ping list? I’m actually getting a bit excited about Cantor. (Of course, that may mean that it won’t actually happen...)
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