Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Reid: Cantor should not be in debt limit talks
AP via Yahoo News ^ | 14 July 2011 | By LAURIE KELLMAN

Posted on 07/14/2011 7:41:51 AM PDT by US Navy Vet

Edited on 07/14/2011 9:13:09 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Reid says Cantor's conduct during the sensitive White House talks have shown, in Reid's words, "he shouldn't even be at the table." Reid says other congressional leaders are negotiating in good faith as an Aug. 2 deadline approaches for raising the debt limit.


(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cantor; reid; reid4obama; reid4romney; reid4soros
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 161-163 next last
To: US Navy Vet

Reid shouldn’t be in the senate. He should be in Danbury.


81 posted on 07/14/2011 8:31:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." - Bertrand de Jouvenel des Ursins)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lancey Howard
Needs repeated and LOUDLY!!

America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership!!
82 posted on 07/14/2011 8:33:02 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Clueless showpieces at the top; a whole lot of unelected second-tier "staffers" running the show)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 62 | View Replies]

To: lodi90

Oh, he cares. He wants the higher taxes. It’s just that his plan b is to blame Republicans for everything all the time. So, of course he will spout that we could’ve balanced the budget if only the Republicans would “raise taxes on the rich”.

A lie, of course.

But he really does want the taxes. He just knows how to demagogue the issue if he doesn’t get it.


83 posted on 07/14/2011 8:33:49 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...HOLD TO THE TRUTH; SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR." - Glenn Beck)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 78 | View Replies]

To: US Navy Vet

If Reid doesn’t want him there, it means I DO!


84 posted on 07/14/2011 8:34:30 AM PDT by PGR88 (I'm so open-minded my brains fell out)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: US Navy Vet

Neither should you Harry Reid so shove it!

Nothing you do is ‘in good faith’ you lying sack of ****!


85 posted on 07/14/2011 8:35:47 AM PDT by kcvl
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: BigBobber

“Everything the RATs are doing right now is a big show. The objective is to make Republicans look extreme, and Obama to look moderate. Obama’s walkout was pre-planned and staged. So are Ried’s comments.”

I agree with you. Obama is playing games. The Republicans need to ditch these “talks” and get down to actual business.

Let Obama “take it to the American people” with his 37% approval rating re the economy. Hard to imagine him winning any new converts as a result of this week’s foolish behavior.


86 posted on 07/14/2011 8:36:21 AM PDT by BlatherNaut
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 68 | View Replies]

To: US Navy Vet

“Childish”? Harry Reid is prickish.


87 posted on 07/14/2011 8:38:25 AM PDT by jimfree (In 2012 Sarah Palin will have more quality executive experience than Barack Obama.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: US Navy Vet

Whut, the gentleman from Nevada is publicly dissing the gentleman from Virgina?

Sometimes I wish duels were still legal, given that Cantor is surely faster on the draw


88 posted on 07/14/2011 8:39:38 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: vortigern
The Republicans should never forget how they were totally shut out of the health care debate.

Or when Pelosi turned out the lights and went home when Republicans wanted to debate DRILL HERE DRILL NOW!

Or when the Democrats placed one member in Congress over breaks to disallow Bush to make recess appointments.

Or when Democrats led non-filibuster filibusters so that an up or down vote was NOT taken on Bush judicial appointees.

Or.....
89 posted on 07/14/2011 8:39:52 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Clueless showpieces at the top; a whole lot of unelected second-tier "staffers" running the show)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 71 | View Replies]

To: jimfree

breaking at NRO: Speaker Boehner has told the White House he sees no merit to Camp David this weekend.

Good!


90 posted on 07/14/2011 8:40:08 AM PDT by mwl8787
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 87 | View Replies]

To: South40
As long as Cantor is being labeled as childish, he should mention Barry’s ears.

and scratch his chin with his middle finger while Barry is lecturing
91 posted on 07/14/2011 8:41:59 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: scooby321

I agree they should legislate something and send it up.

I’m guessing that maybe they don’t want to expose the split in their own House ranks.

Some GOP in the House will not vote for anything that includes an increase in the debt ceiling, no matter what else is in the bill. Never, never, never.

Others want to raise the debt ceiling coupled with cuts, and instructions to pay social security, veterans etc first.

Please, don’t start that up about “if we cut, we don’t need to raise the debt ceiling”. That sounds right, but it isn’t. I don’t know where you are on that, but I’ve been dealing with it with others.

You would have to immediately cut 40% of spending, so that we had no need to borrow one dime going forward. That is not the kind of cutting they are talking about, so the debt ceiling would still need raising under that scenario. Even the Paul Ryan budget envisioned continued borrowing, just at a lesser and lesser extent.


92 posted on 07/14/2011 8:42:41 AM PDT by txrangerette ("...HOLD TO THE TRUTH; SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR." - Glenn Beck)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 80 | View Replies]

To: US Navy Vet
Cantor is exactly the right guy to have in the room. He won't be cowed, intimidated or cave to Obama. Reid hates an opponent that won't fold like a cheap suit.
93 posted on 07/14/2011 8:42:59 AM PDT by Myrddin
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Da Coyote

His pointy end already is.

The NappyOne


94 posted on 07/14/2011 8:46:44 AM PDT by NappyOne
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: Robe
“Eric, don’t call my bluff,”

Freudian slip. He just admitted he was bluffing IMO.

95 posted on 07/14/2011 8:47:28 AM PDT by Poison Pill
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 30 | View Replies]

To: savedbygrace

DING! DING! DING!.....WE HAVE A WINNAH!.......


96 posted on 07/14/2011 8:48:56 AM PDT by Red Badger (PEAS in our time? Obama cries PEAS! PEAS! when there is no PEAS!..........................)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: mwl8787

poor Barry, using all his bestest time-proven adolescent negotiating tactics, letting his legion play the race card (if you disgree with him and dont cave to him you are disrespectful because he is a black man)

and still the GOP is riding his aXX all day and the vacation-itchy moochelle is probably riding his aXX when he walks in the door at night

Watch for nervous tics and more frequent nicotine/recreational substance breaks ...

if this goes into ramadan he may just go totally off the rails. Reggie will be on speed dial, if he is not already


97 posted on 07/14/2011 8:49:36 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 90 | View Replies]

To: US Navy Vet
Well is certainly looks like Obama and the other Marxists have their feet in concrete on tax increases and a long term (big) debt ceiling increase. Ergo there probably isn't much point in talking any longer. If I were a GOP negotiator I'd bring a book I wanted to read to the White House.

About the only thing the House can do now is pass a short term debt increase with spending cuts, but in order to do that the tea party wing of the GOP would have to agree. I certainly hope the Tea Party wing of the GOP would be willing to do something like that becuase if not the GOP will get blamed for this mess and the Marxists will have won the fight.

Tea Party GOP; Sometimes you need to retreat to win, this is one of those times.

98 posted on 07/14/2011 8:50:04 AM PDT by jpsb
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: US Navy Vet
Cantor is there to keep the main House dwarf, Weepy, from folding like a deck chair on the Titanic. There are even more vocal people we can send? How about Chafetz(?) from Utah. He doesn't seem to care about the POTUS feelings. How about Mike Pence? Send in Allen West. I know he don't take no crap. He is ex-military. He's heard every lie ever told. If anyone needs to go, get rid of Boehner. He is the architect of the budget deal and got rolled so easily. DON'T LET HIM ALONE WITH OBAMALAMADINGDONG! We will all be screwed if that happens.He is more interested in his tan than the debt ceiling. I say, follow Levin's advice: pass the bill and make them vote on it and refuse any more meetings as non productive. The more meetings there are, the more likely the Republicans fold. Stop meeting. Pass the bill and get them on record. Are all Republicans as stupid as the leadership seems to be. Grow a pair for Pete’s sake or are we going to have to let the women do this for you too?
99 posted on 07/14/2011 8:50:48 AM PDT by cashless (Unlike Obama and his supporters, I'd rather be a TEA BAGGER thaln a TEA BAGGEE.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Jewbacca

Reid is the quintessential “Uriah Heep”, isn’t he?
(not the rock band)


100 posted on 07/14/2011 8:53:04 AM PDT by silverleaf (All that is necessary for evil to succeed, is that good men do nothing)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20 ... 61-8081-100101-120 ... 161-163 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson