Cantor Continues To Lie About The CBO Analysis Of Recovery Bill
Cantor Continues To Lie About The CBO Analysis Of Recovery Bill
Last week, ThinkProgress called out House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) for lying about the economic recovery bill, specifically for claiming that the bill would give more money to “grass” on the National Mall than to small businesses. In new interviews, he continues to peddle the same falsehood, even though House Democrats have now agreed to strip the “grass” funding completely.
More importantly, Cantor is lying about the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) assessment of the recovery bill by continuing to cite a preliminary, incomplete, and misleading CBO chart — despite the fact that the full report was released Monday, giving him plenty of time to arm himself with the truth:
– Well, I mean, you know, the lasting problem with this bill, not only will it not deliver real stimulus — even the Congressional Budget Office says it’s not stimulative — is that, you know, people and businesses and entrepreneurs are going to look out into the future and see trillions of dollars of additional debt. [CNBC, 1/28/09]
– I think first of all you have to focus spending on actual stimulus. You’ve got CBO saying that only 25 percent goes out in the first year. You’ve got to have some type of ability to provide that jobs will be created or maintained because of the government spending. [Interview with Marc Ambinder, 1/27/09]
Cantor’s complaints ring hollow. As to his first claim, the CBO analysis found that the recovery bill would have “a noticeable impact on economic growth and employment in the next few years.” As far as his second statement, the CBO report stated that about 65 percent of the funding would be spent by September 2010. (The report said it “would not be appropriate” to calculate spending in 2009 because “because the bill would be enacted almost halfway into the fiscal year.”)
Cantor’s lies are more evidence that the right wing is desperate for reasons to oppose the bill, despite President Obama’s unprecedented efforts to woo conservatives. Although Cantor and his allies have praised Obama for reaching out, behind closed doors they are demanding that all Republicans vote against the recovery bill:
[N]one of the Republicans in attendance spoke up in disagreement when urged to oppose the legislation by their leaders. Rep. John Boehner of Ohio, the party’s leader, and Eric Cantor of Virginia, the second in command, said they wanted “100 percent” opposition to the measure, which they argue includes billions in wasteful spending, these officials said.
Now former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — who has proved capable at telling House Republicans what to do — is seeking to corral the opposition, offering an emphatic “no” when asked if conservatives should support the bill.
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Cantor: The new Santorum.
Blech…
January 28th, 2009 at 1:33 pmTenuous times, and push-back from the same party of bad ideas we kicked to the curb in November. We’re working without a net….
http://jackrabbitcafe.blogspot.com/2009/01/untitled_28.html
January 28th, 2009 at 1:34 pmLove how the Democrats are caving in to the GOP’s lies…
January 28th, 2009 at 1:36 pmCantor is on with Limbaugh right now….two lying liars stroking each other good.
¶ AIO
January 28th, 2009 at 1:36 pmUPDATE: Despite Cantor’s efforts, it seems he and his caucus might not be exactly on the same page. On NPR this morning, Cantor “thanked” Obama for “working with us” to include “some terrific tax provisions in the bill.” At the same time, however, Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) insisted on Fox News, “Republicans have had no input whatsoever in the development of this so-called stimulus bill.” On CNN, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said of House Republicans’ complaints, “I don’t think they ought to whine about the process.”
Guess someone forgot to read the GOP talking points of the day…
January 28th, 2009 at 1:37 pmCantor dated Coulter back when they were both the other sex…
January 28th, 2009 at 1:39 pmMeet Eric Cantor….
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Eric_Cantor
Wikipedia has some more interesting tidbits…
January 28th, 2009 at 1:39 pmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Cantor
When the Bill works, Repukes lose….plain and simple.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:40 pmHouse Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) says: …you know, people and businesses and entrepreneurs are going to look out into the future and see trillions of dollars of additional debt.
Isn’t little ironic that after walking in lock-step with George Bush for 8 years and running the Natinal Debt up to where it is now over 10 Trillion Dollars, this turd along with the other free-spending Republicans suddenly want to tighten the budget-belt as soon as the Democrats take power?
January 28th, 2009 at 1:41 pmEric Cantor is simply a liar and an obstructionist. He claims that he wants to work in a bipartisan manner with President Obama, but when the president actually shows substantive signs of cooperation and removes provisions of the bill in a compromise with House Republicans, he still orders his GOPig cronies to act as shameless obstructionists when he’s behind a closed door.
What a fool.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:42 pmIn order to be a faithful republican, you have to lie. I think it says so in the loyality oath they take.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:43 pmWhen the Repukes lose, government works.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:45 pm:) Thanks you
January 28th, 2009 at 1:45 pmPipe dream time. An accredited journalist (I know, almost extinct) who would point out how this moron pushed for a $350 billion handout with no oversight and is now kvetching about a bill that includes both oversight and promise of something other than failed banks being able to give bonuses (sorry they were down 44%).
January 28th, 2009 at 1:49 pmthey seem to draw you like fly’s to a turd.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pmwindsor Says:
Is Soros a little “light in the loafers” as they say?
January 28th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
Thanks for demonstrating that you’re “light in the brain pan.”
January 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pmClean up in aisle 16,…bring your Trollpuke scoop, please.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pmwindsor,
Did you have something intelligent to add to the discussion, or were you just looking for an excuse to slam liberals having a little fun? I’ve seen no evidence that convinces me that Ann Coulter was always a female.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:57 pmIt really is time for President Obama to tell them to “sit down and shut up”. They oppose this legislation at their own peril. Any congressperson who opposes it is going to have a tough time being re-elected if the stimulus works. They will all have to hope like hell that it fails and this country is thrown into a Depression. That’s pretty sad where your chances of being re-elected stand on whether or not this country fails.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:58 pmMaybe Dems should start lying through their teeth too. Go on TV and say the bailout bill cures cancer and gives everybody free candy. See how they like it.
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IgnoranceIsNotBliss Says:
In order to be a faithful republican, you have to lie. I think it says so in the loyality oath they take.
Well, it’s not like they would be able to get away with saying out loud that their goal is to impoverish the country overall. Or start as many more wars as possible. Or poison our land, water and air. Or leave our kids ignorant and uneducated. Or pretty much force everyone down to slave labor wages so a handful of their buddies can take more and more of the GDP. Or strip away the remainder of our Constitutional rights. Or establish a state religion.
Yeah, they’ve pretty much got to lie if they want to be in politics at all.
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windsor Says:
Once again a TP’er jumps in with the obligatory homo joke. What is this sites obsession with all things queer? Is Soros a little “light in the loafers” as they say?
A complaint about a homo joke, followed by a homo joke. Every time y’all are about to score a point, you foul out.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pmHouse Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) says: …you know, people and businesses and entrepreneurs are going to look out into the future and see trillions of dollars of additional debt.
At least it is trillions of dollars of investment in this country rather than trillions of dollars wasted on an unnecessary vanity war.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pmDid Cantor get permission from Limbaugh to say this???? Is Boehner gonna cut off his tanning lotion samples to Cantor??? Oh, woe is me… Can Cantor spell “LIE” three times fast??
These clowns a digging their own grave but with a stellar leader like Rush, how can they fail???
January 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pmWayne A. Schneider Says:
Did you have something intelligent to add to the discussion, or were you just looking for an excuse to slam liberals having a little fun? I’ve seen no evidence that convinces me that Ann Coulter was always a female.
Certainly not with that Adams apple!
January 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pmYou see, windsor, it’s funny because you guys are so homophobic.
And I think your characterization of “this sites (sic) obsession with all things queer” might be a bit overstated and thus reveals a little more about your own interests than you might want revealed.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:02 pmectoendomezo Says:
can’t we…somehow…make it a form of Purjory to KNOWINGLY make false statements about a political oponants positions or bills?
That’s why the conservatives are so terrified of the revival of the Fairness Doctrine. It would do away with their ability to lie with impunity.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:02 pmCantor looks like a “dork”. Enough said.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:02 pmIs it too much to ask of our Republican legislators that they debate issues honestly?
Apparently it is.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:02 pmHoodathunk Says:
“Pipe dream time. An accredited journalist (I know, almost extinct) who would point out how this moron pushed for a $350 billion handout with no oversight and is now kvetching about a bill that includes both oversight and promise of something other than failed banks being able to give bonuses (sorry they were down 44%).
Maybe this helps to explain the situation…
Mrs.(Eric) Cantor (born about 1959) is a lawyer and certified public accountant. She founded, and from 1996 until 2008 was executive director of, the Virginia College Savings Plan (an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia.) She was also chairman of the board of the College Savings Plans Network.[5][19][20]Mrs. Cantor is a Managing Director in a division of Emigrant Bank. She was Vice President of Richmond Resources, Ltd., a real estate development, construction and management company (1990–1996}. At Goldman, Sachs & Co. (1985–1990) she rose to Vice President.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:03 pmAnother example of the Bush legacy… say it (LIE) enough and it becomes a truth.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:03 pmHouse Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) says: …you know, people and businesses and entrepreneurs are going to look out into the future and see trillions of dollars of additional debt.
And obstructing a bill that might have an impact on lowering that versus doing nothing is beneficial how? We already know how effective the Repug plan has been.
BTW, do you use White Strips to clean those brown stains from your teeth?
January 28th, 2009 at 2:04 pmEmigrant Bank? You mean the repugs might be leaving?
January 28th, 2009 at 2:05 pmThat obnoxious little putz needs to swallow a big spoonfull of STFU.
And the sooner, the better.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:06 pmLie. Obstruct. Lie. Repeat.
It’s all the Republican have to offer America these days.
-AF
January 28th, 2009 at 2:08 pmAndrew Sullivan Is A Fraud
Zooey nails it (The new Santorum).
Cantor’s chief talent seems to be blowing smoke up Boehner’s ass.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:08 pmApparently not, the obstruction continues:
House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a bill to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting
January 28th, 2009 at 2:09 pmThis is chutzpah–like the guy who just totalled your car giving you driving tips.
World of Ick
January 28th, 2009 at 2:10 pmHoodathunk Says:
“Emigrant Bank? You mean the repugs might be leaving?”
They’re heading for those illegal settlements in the West Bank, steamer trunks full of cluster bombs.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:10 pmDr. Matt, you may have just hit on how to get the Repugs on board. $ in their pocket.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:11 pmThe poor GOP. After almost 15 years of rule, including the last eight with the Bush WH, they have not finished their main goal: The destruction of this country. The massive rejection of their policies by the voters doesn’t faze them at all. They simply amplify their message in those forums which always carry their water. The GOP cannot function on a level playing field – they must lie and cheat. Sadly there still are a large number of gullible Americans tuned into what they say. And remember: You can’t argue with a sick mind.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:12 pmNevar Says:
They’re heading for those illegal settlements in the West Bank, steamer trunks full of cluster bombs.
I didn’t think Argentina would be that stupid twice.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:12 pmFred, it sounds to me like the repugs want to shut off TV to rural America. They must figure the sea change isn’t something they want them to be aware of. There aren’t as many antennas in urban areas.
Where is their last remaining base?
January 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pmFred Says:
“Apparently not, the obstruction continues:”
Why do the GOP hate America?!
January 28th, 2009 at 2:20 pmThe GOP doesn’t hate America. They just get pissed when the ATM talks back.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:26 pmCantor-occhio’s continued lies only make him look like a total moron. Everyone knows there never was a CBO report.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:31 pmCantor reminds me of a man who’s totally frantic and knows that he’ll soon be ousted from office. This wallflower-cum-loudmouth sounds like a carping, whining fool.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:31 pmZimzone: Cantor is either Coulter’s fraternal twin separated at birth or was once a woman himself. He makes my skin crawl.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:33 pmFred Says:
House Republicans on Wednesday defeated a bill to postpone the upcoming transition from analog to digital television broadcasting
Awesome. When millions of TV’s stop working, people needed to be reminded why so they know who not to vote for next time.
I’m not sure how to tell ‘em, but…
January 28th, 2009 at 2:55 pmBilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) says: …you know, people and businesses and entrepreneurs are going to look out into the future and see trillions of dollars of additional debt.
At least it is trillions of dollars of investment in this country rather than trillions of dollars wasted on an unnecessary vanity war.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Note the way that Cantor refers to “additional debt” as if the current monstrous debt has nothing to do with he and his party’s eight years of digging America into a financial abyss. He and the other Republiskunks are acting as though the current predicament simply exists in a vacuum and was not caused by Bush and his complicit and greedy party. Much like Bush’s presidency only began after 9/11.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:01 pmHoodathunk Says:
Fred, it sounds to me like the repugs want to shut off TV to rural America. They must figure the sea change isn’t something they want them to be aware of. There aren’t as many antennas in urban areas.
Where is their last remaining base?
January 28th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Really astute point, hoodathunk.
January 28th, 2009 at 3:03 pmEric Cantor is not interested in helping the taxpayers of his State of Virgina or anyone else. He’s working hard on getting campaign money for his vote on the profit for banks. He looks in the mirror and calls himself Mr. President. Cantor saw Bush buy the election twice and knows he has enough money with the support of Jewish help and Israel to take back the White House. Israel needs a Jewish American President to get back on track with the mission. John Boehner and Mitch McConnell are only in this attack for the kick back money.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:48 pmFYI
Rep. Steve Scalise(R) of LA. was on a local radio show in N.O. this morning citing the same CBO analysis.
January 28th, 2009 at 5:32 pmUncontested, of course.
It would be great for prez obama to come out in a press comfrence and go tru each of these lies and and the liers that tell them a call them on it tell them exactly what the report said and didnt say and the rest especially this thing about acorn that lush is pushing name names and the lie that should shut them up………for a while
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