GOP Rep: We Can't Be "The Party Of No"

In an editorial in Politico, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor says that Republicans can't simply be the "no" party.

At a moment when the country needs our help, it would be a great mistake for the House GOP to turn inward and simply become the party of "no." We want our new president to succeed, and America needs our new President to succeed, which is why we will contribute the full force of our ideas to help him navigate the choppy waters. That's why our leadership met with the president three times to offer him our ideas on the stimulus, including among other proposals a reduction in small business tax liability by 20 percent.

Of course, all 178 Republicans in the House refused to vote for the stimulus package. And while they requested one meeting with Obama, it was the president who invited them in and brought them back twice. Not only did he listen to Republican ideas, he incorporated them into the stimulus -- including tax cuts and asking for some Democratic provisions to be removed.

So the Republicans have pinned the blame on a different Democrat. "The onus is on Speaker Pelosi. She needs to meet with us," Cantor said after the vote. "She needs to open her doors. We need to begin to work truly in a bipartisan fashion."

Read the whole editorial here.

Comments

[RebelWithoutAPause]

How about the Party of "O" -- as in OBSTRUCT?

[rasit]

Cantor: Democrats are the majority, Nancy Pelosi will meet with ya all, when she is ready to do so....She DOESN'T have to.....

[rasit]

BUT, YOU ARE!!!

DEEDS COUNT, NOT JUST BS!!!

[TomInJax]

...Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

God I love Shakespeare.

[lunchlady]

No vision. No plan. No bipartisanship. No leaders. I could go on all day.

[AndThenOneDay]

Just say 'yes' to 'no', Eric. It's what you're good at. If we want ideas, we'll talk to someone else.

Enjoy the view from outside the White House. You guys won't be getting back in for a very long time.

[dilligentobserver]

http://www.pubrecord.org/law/654-rove-has-absolute-immunity-ex-white-house-counsel-says.html

Rove Has 'Absolute Immunity', Ex-White House Counsel Says

One of former President Bush’s last acts before he left office was to have White House Counsel Fred Fielding write a letter stating that Rove was protected by “absolute immunity” and that he can legally ignore a congressional subpoena.

The letter Fielding wrote was addressed to Robert Luskin, Rove’s longtime Washington, D.C. attorney. It appears that Luskin requested the letter on behalf of Rove who was likely aware that Congress would continue to pursue his testimony after Bush left office.

“On behalf of your client, former Senior Adviser to the President Karl Rove, you have previously asked us whether, in view of the President’s assertion of Executive Privilege over Mr. Rove’s testimony relating to the U.S. Attorneys matter, he must appear, give testimony, and produce documents to the House Judiciary Committee," Fielding’s letter says, according to a copy obtained by The Public Record. “We have previously been advised by the Department of Justice that Mr. Rove has absolute immunity from compelled Congressional testimony as to matters occurring while he was senior adviser to the president.”

[isisdawnra]

Finally, we hear something intelligent from the GOP

[seenitall]

what he means is, they can't be the party of no, but hell no!!!!

[richdoll]

it's time to vote mr cantor out of office

[grata2ude]

Did another Republican just burp? do they realize how totally insignificant the GOP has become.

[montyc]

we will see how fast Nancy destroy's the Democrats. If the Democrat;s were smart they would figure out how to remove her from the Speakers role. she is a wing nut. and a big problem for Obama.You know why? She has no respect from her peer's. without respect no one will follow.

[jadeba]

Too late, the "r"s already have proven they maintain their "party of no" status. They are rapidly proving to the country why they are hypocritical, passe and irrelevant.

[labman57]

Actions speak louder than words. All evidence points toward the GOP embracing the slogan, "No you can't!"

[ebanks84]

I like that:

Democrats: YES WE CAN!

Republicans: NO WE CANNOT!

[Spinman]

Democrats: Yes, we can.
Republicans: No, we won't.

[InfosolutionWiz]

This is amazing, the loosing party , GOP Members of the House , go and write there own stimulus plan, line with TAX CUT, TAX CUT and very LITTLE to fix falling bridges, crumbling schools, train new teachers and increase their salary etc. Failing to recognize that their way of doing business for the last 8 years has been REJECTED on Nov 4th by the majority of the American people. Cantor, Boehner and the rest of the SOUR PUSS Bush Republicans, need to be taught a reality check lesson!

[likeicare]

If Cantor says the party shouldn't be known as the party of "no," why is that all we seem to be hearing from them?