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"This Week" TRANSCRIPT: Peter Orszag and Eric Cantor
ABC News ^ | March 1, 2009 | George Stephanopoulos

Posted on 03/01/2009 12:06:51 PM PST by FocusNexus

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)....

"STEPHANOPOULOS: Obama's ambitions.

OBAMA: Health care cannot wait. Double this nation's supply of renewable energy. Make sure that you can afford a higher education.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Is the president's bold agenda achievable? Will Congress choke on the cost? We'll ask the cabinet member who wrote Obama's budget and the congressman who's now the president's sparring partner.

OBAMA: I'm going to keep on talking to Eric Cantor. Some day, he's going to say, "Boy, Obama had a good idea."

(END VIDEO)

STEPHANOPOULOS: ... Are you worried that the impression that you're not working with the -- the president, you're not trusted on the economy, and you're rooting for him to fail is going to burn in and be burned in and locked in with the American public?

CANTOR: George, nobody -- no Republican, no Democrat -- wants this president to fail, nor do they want this country to fail or the economy to fail. What we did in the House during the first weeks of the stimulus debate is to come up with a plan. I personally handed that plan to President Obama at his suggestion. He said, "Bring us your ideas."

We developed a plan that, frankly, we felt could create twice as many jobs at half the cost. Now, that plan did not make its way into Speaker Pelosi's stimulus bill. But that doesn't mean...

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; cantor; ericcantor; gop; obama; orszag
Newsflash -- Yes, Mr. Cantor we DO want Obama to fail to turn the US into a communist dictatorship, which IS what is going to happen, if Obama is successful in implementing his radical marxist agenda.

The above quote from the clip also shows the Dems interpretation of "bipartisanship": agree with everything Obama and the Dems say.

Rush is right.

1 posted on 03/01/2009 12:06:51 PM PST by FocusNexus
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To: FocusNexus

Once upon a time it was understood that the Opposition party was supposed to oppose the plans of the other guys. We don’t want America to fail — and that is why we do want Obama to fail.


2 posted on 03/01/2009 12:09:21 PM PST by ClearCase_guy (American Revolution II -- overdue)
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To: FocusNexus
Whyyyyyyyyyyyy do you keep getting leaders like this? How many election do they have to lose before they realize bending over for the mainstream media get you nowhere???

I will take Tom Delay and his questionable ethics over these guys anyday.

3 posted on 03/01/2009 12:10:09 PM PST by exist
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To: FocusNexus

I don’t remember Snuffy asking Pelosi why she was obstructing the Bush administration agenda.


4 posted on 03/01/2009 12:15:31 PM PST by Redgirl (You get your torch and I'll get my pitchfork.)
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To: FocusNexus
So tell me, did any Democrat want Bush to fail in Iraq? Lose the war?

Rush is right, as usual.

The Obamaloons are just trying their best to stir up trouble, and help the teleprompter President.

Thanks for the transcript, I never watch the stupid Sunday shows. Why Republicans even go on I will never understand.

5 posted on 03/01/2009 12:16:37 PM PST by Tarpon (It's a common fact, one can't be liberal and rational at the same time.)
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I will take Tom Delay and his questionable ethics over these guys anyday.

Or, Newt Gingrich.

6 posted on 03/01/2009 12:17:35 PM PST by raybbr (It's going to get a lot worse now that the anchor babies are voting!)
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To: FocusNexus

Dittos


7 posted on 03/01/2009 12:21:15 PM PST by ballplayer
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Eric Cantor could have said any number of things - some probably even less helpful - or gone into deer-in-the-headlights "duh" mode, but he didn't. He walked into a socialist com center under his own power and lost control of his message. S**t happens, but it calls into question (yet once again) the capabilities of GOP grand poobahs. Maybe the bench is just too shallow, but how about someone who can detect and at least fake umbrage when they are subjected to "have you stopped beating your wife" moments?

Between Cantor, Michael Steele and McCain, the last 24 hours have seen some really pusillanimous pandering by the nominal GOP leadership.

Mr. niteowl77

8 posted on 03/01/2009 12:38:14 PM PST by niteowl77 (You wanted him, and now you have got him. I say, "Good day to you," America.)
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To: niteowl77

Well said!


9 posted on 03/01/2009 12:39:48 PM PST by Euker
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When will the Republicans get some leaders who have BALLS ?Why do they take these CRAP questions from Pansies like Snuffalufagous and just walk away like a Dog with their tails between their legs. Then you are not like Rush Limbaugh and want Obama to fail ? No ahole we are all like Rush Limbaugh ,we love our Country and will not Follow Blindly an OBVIOUS Fraud and Lying Marxist as he tries to Destroy our Beloved Country By spending it into Oblivion and at the same time denigrating all the Hard working Men and Women who get up every day and want nothing more than to provide for their families and not be Lectured by a userper who we dont even know where he was born and is spending a fortune we would all just like to have a part of trying to cover it up.
Will somebody on the National scene put these left wing aholes in their place ,WHY DO THEY CONTINUE TO KISS THE ASS OF THESE LAME JOURNALISTS,GROW A DAM PAIR ,DOnt let them frame the argument bozos ,challenge their Premise its not hard to figure out what their angle is going to be before you go in there ,they Hate your guts they are going to try to make you look like a Mean rich children Hating republican and portray you as an Obama Hater , KNOW THAT GOING IN and be READY to throw it in their face .
They wont have it Both ways IF YOU DONT LET THEM ,Bush was critcized for years for loading Debt on our children and Grandchildren now these guys spend more in a month than in our entire history and no One Bats an eye ? What the Hell is going on down there,Obama attacks Private Citizens by name ,denigrates private enterprise ,CLASS warfare at its best and No one calls him on it ? Now he is telling doctors they WILL perform Abortions whether they Like it or not. I would like to know where is the Leadership for and PROTECTION of our CONSTITUTION ?


10 posted on 03/01/2009 12:40:44 PM PST by ballplayer
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