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House Minority Whip Eric Cantor and former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in an interview airing on CNN's State of the Union Sunday morning that the GOP wasn't directly responsible for much of the party's electoral misfortune in 2008.

"I frankly believe that much of what happened in the last election revolved around the fact that the economy fell apart at the time we were, if you will, holding the hot potato. Republicans and Democrats have been playing this game, passing the hot the potato, spending money like there was no tomorrow," Romney told John King.

And, who was in charge of the GOP and the economy?

I still contend that Bush and his policies opened the door for Obama. If Bush had used conservative principles in dealing with the economy instead of just focusing on the war we would have not had Obama elected.

Please, don't try to convince me that the democrats are solely to blame for the housing meltdown. It's been shown by several FReepers including myself that Bush was just as much an advocate of low income mortgages as anyone else. He even advocated the use of taxpayer money for down payment support for low income loans.

The idea that Romney and Cantor can ignore the facts and reality is just damn sad.

We have NOT ONE leader in the GOP who is capable expressing the truth.

"Please, don't try to convince me that the democrats are solely to blame for the housing meltdown. It's been shown by several FReepers including myself that Bush was just as much an advocate of low income mortgages as anyone else. He even advocated the use of taxpayer money for down payment support for low income loans."
--President Bush was no "advocate" of low income mortgages. You have it all wrong. Back in Apri 2001 President Bush warned the Dims about Freddie and Fannie.......and again in 2003. Please watch this video to obtain the info. It's from Fox News.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMnSp4qEXNM

and check HERE to go back even further.

And then check here

"The idea that Romney and Cantor can ignore the facts and reality is just damn sad."
--I can't speak for Cantor, but the idea that anyone would give Romney airtime as if he is relevant to the GOP is just damn sad.

"We have NOT ONE leader in the GOP who is capable expressing the truth."
--Quite untrue. Sarah Palin speaks the truth; and of course so does Bobby Jindal. On the Congressional level look to folks like Kevin McCarthy.
There are quite a few unsung or unnoticed truth seekers and truth talkers out there.