Cantor: GOP Will Be 'Attentive' During Obama Speech

First published at WashingtonTimes.com Sept. 3

This afternoon I interviewed GOP Whip Eric Cantor, who disputed the stimulus projections Vice President Biden laid out in a speech earlier.

At the end of the interview we talked a bit about President Obama's upcoming health care address Wednesday before a joint session of Congress.

There's only been one other non-war time address from a president -- and that was in September 1993 when President Clinton began his own health care reform battle in earnest.

Cantor and I talked about how Republicans would behave, and I asked if it would be like a State of the Union when they sit on their hands or hiss for parts they don't agree with.

I also asked Cantor if there were going to be any "no Tweeting" rules for Republicans, since some of them had busy thumbs during Obama's winter quasi-State of the Union address.

"I don’t think we’re going to be guiding the caucus to boo or applaud or whatever. We’re all going to be very attentive," he said.

Culberson is a frequent user of the Twitter machine, as I noted in a story examining the GOP's social media strategy.

Will the caucus tell Culberson to cool it?

I asked Cantor.

"No comment. I don’t think the American people are interested in that or not," he said, adding: "It is time for some adult behavior here."

— Christina Bellantoni, White House correspondent, The Washington Times

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Comments

[tompoe]

"No comment. I don’t think the American people are interested in that or not," he said, adding: "It is time for some adult behavior here." The member of the Party of Corporate Welfare wants everyone to know that they all understand there's a time and a place to act grown up. Town Hall meetings are not appropriate venues for acting like grown ups. Committee meetings for bill creation are not appropriate venues for acting like grown ups. Looks like we're beginning to focus on the problem with members of the Party of Corporate Welfare. Oh, sorry, I forgot. We're supposed to stay with the diversions, and not discuss the raping and pillaging of the Party of Corporate Welfare over the last eight years that led to the depression era for workers caught in the Party of Corporate Welfare's jobless recovery campaign.

[Blink2X]

Who really cares what they do? I would be happier if they went to a pizza party for the next 30 years or so. They have brought nothing to the table except Obstructionist bullshite. Their only concern is regaining power at all costs. I wouldn't even grant this tool an interview, it only gives him a forum to insult our intelligence with mindless drivel.

[silverball]

...unfortunately, CANTor doesn't know what "adult behavior" means.....he's more on the whining and misrepresentation side of things.....