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(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...

A house divided...

... As Republican whip, Mr. Cantor succeeded again on Friday in denying the White House the support of a single House Republican on the stimulus bill. That was a calculated challenge to the president, who, in his weekly address on Saturday, hailed the bill as “an ambitious plan at a time we badly need it.” Mr. Cantor said he had studied Mr. Gingrich’s years in power and had been in regular touch with him as he sought to help his party find the right tone and message. Indeed, one of Mr. Gingrich’s leading victories in unifying his caucus against Mr....

To my Conservative Friends: In an article back on January 7, I mentioned the 5 TOP Conservatives I felt were the best choices to bring the Republican party out of the Abyss... If we take a look at that list, two of those 5 picks have already stamped their signature and signed on to be leaders the party is yearning for. Especially now since we are faced with the new world order under Barry the Prophet and his socialist cohorts in Congress who are well on their way to changing this country to something we don't want to recognize... All...

As Republicans confronted President Obama in another budget battle last week, their leadership included another new face: Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia, who as the party's chief vote wrangler is as responsible as anyone for the tough line the party has taken in this first legislative standoff with Mr. Obama. This battle has vaulted Mr. Cantor to the front lines of his party as it tries to recover from the losses of November. As Republican whip, Mr. Cantor succeeded again on Friday in denying the White House the support of a single House Republican on the stimulus bill. Mr. Cantor...

Here is video of House Republican Whip Eric Cantor giving a brief report from Baghdad, Iraq where he is on a Congressional visit to see how things are going there. Cantor has now gone to Afghanistan for a look there. . . . . (Watch Video)

I'm not certain how I got an Cantor's mailing list, but I do get some good info from him. I wanted to share his reasons for voting against the bill. Yesterday, when the roll was called, I voted against the misnamed economic stimulus plan which ultimately passed the House. The American economy is hurting and that means Americans are hurting. Middle class families are being hit with continuing layoffs and our retirement and college savings are being ravaged by the markets. We should be acting boldly to preserve, protect and create jobs. We should cut taxes on small businesses and...

Yesterday, when the roll was called, I voted against the misnamed economic stimulus plan which ultimately passed the House. The American economy is hurting and that means Americans are hurting. Middle class families are being hit with continuing layoffs and our retirement and college savings are being ravaged by the markets. We should be acting boldly to preserve, protect and create jobs. We should cut taxes on small businesses and middle class families to help create jobs. Unfortunately, Nancy Pelosi has crafted a "stimulus" bill which will do little if anything to stimulate the economy. The bill presented to the...

Republican Whip Eric Cantor and the Economic Recovery Working Group held a hearing on 01-15-09 on America's economic future. The hearing features Governor Mitt Romney, Meg Whitman, Grover Norquist, Bill Beach and the video questions from the American People.

Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney is slated to offer House Republicans his policy prescriptions for the ailing economy at a hearing next week to discuss the pending stimulus package. The former Massachusetts governor is scheduled to appear at a hearing next Thursday organized by party Whip Eric Cantor (Va.), where Republicans will outline their policy proposals for a massive economic stimulus bill that could exceed $800 billion. "Last week, President elect-Obama challenged the House Republicans to help him craft a stimulus bill. We are embracing this challenge and asking as many people as possible to help us create the...

Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor, the No. 2 Republican in the House, has tapped California Rep. Kevin O. McCarthy as his top deputy, cementing an already fruitful partnership between two rising stars in the party. The selection gives Cantor a politically astute ally at the leadership table as he seeks to translate six years of potential into a real power base within the House GOP. The move, which will be announced Monday, also solidifies McCarthy as the next Eric Cantor. Many view this pair as the next face of the GOP in the House. They combined last year to help raise...

House Republicans, still reeling from their Nov. 4 election losses, elected a mix of old and new leaders Wednesday, including Pete Sessions of Dallas as the party’s new congressional campaign chief. Other Texans were also seeking leadership posts. Michael Burgess of Lewisville lost a long-shot race as policy chairman to Thaddeus McCotter of Michigan, and John Carter of Round Rock was unopposed for another term as conference secretary. House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio was re-elected despite a last-minute challenge by Dan Lungren of California, and Eric Cantor of Virginia moved up to be Republican whip after longtime GOP...

REPUBLICANS, licking their wounds after this year's election losses, are casting about for a new face for the party. Will their gazes fall on Virginia's 7th District House member, Rep. Eric Cantor? Mr. Cantor won re-election to his seat handily on Nov. 4, with nearly 63 percent of the vote versus his opponent's 37 percent, a margin to which he has become accustomed. A congressman since 2001, he has served as chief deputy minority whip for Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., since his second term. On Thursday, Mr. Blunt announced he was stepping down from the position, and has endorsed Mr....

Here is video of Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana and Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia on Fox News Sunday today, where they talked about the state of the Republican Party and where the GOP should go from here. . . . (Watch Video)

Cantoring on Could Eric Cantor be the next minority whip? REPUBLICANS, licking their wounds after this year's election losses, are casting about for a new face for the party. Will their gazes fall on Virginia's 7th District House member, Rep. Eric Cantor? Mr. Cantor won re-election to his seat handily on Nov. 4, with nearly 63 percent of the vote versus his opponent's 37 percent, a margin to which he has become accustomed. A congressman since 2001, he has served as chief deputy minority whip for Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., since his second term. On Thursday, Mr. Blunt announced he...

-snip- While I have always been more interested in the Conservative aspect of candidates (as opposed to the genetic makeup that liberals obsess over) their is no denying that the GOP has always been seen as mainly "old, male, and white," a major point of interest to the media. Things only looked worse when comparing the two primary entrants this year, as the white, male Republicans faced a field that included a black man, a white woman, a Hispanic, an alien-enthusiast, and whatever you consider John Edwards. Like most conservatives, I do not care about the race or sex of...

Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.), who is poised to become minority whip, said Sunday that the House GOP wants to work with President-elect Barack Obama to fix the nation’s problems. “If you look at the roiling global financial situation, if you look at the fact that much of this country distrusts its government, if you look at the fact that we’re still fighting in two wars, I think that the Republicans in Congress will stand ready to work with this new president,” Cantor said on “Fox News Sunday.” The lawmaker, who will likely replace Rep. Roy Blunt (Mo.) as minority whip...

A top House Republican said there is a willingness to try to work with President-elect Obama to get things done. But Rep. Eric Cantor also said to expect Republicans to serve as a check and balance against the power held by Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California.

The Republican Party has begun the search for new leadership and one of the rising stars is Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor