Rep. Cantor Rumored To Be Planning Presidential Run. Who's Next?
Congressional Quarterly is reporting that two Republican congressmen, Eric Cantor of Virginia and Mike Pence of Indiana, could be looking to make a presidential run.
One of our favorite Cantor memories was when he missed one of President Obama's prime time press conferences on the economy. Where was the House minority whip? At a Britney Spears concert.
But Cantor's apparently fueling speculation by scheduling listening tours and raising money. He's added $637,000 to his PAC -- called Every Republican Is Crucial (or ERIC).
Just goes to show: In the new Republican Party, no one's too obscure or too weird to be considered presidential material.
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Bring it on.
I remember the Democratic field in 2004, referred to in some circles as the "seven dwarves."
I'm looking forward to a 12 person race. Should be a lot of fun.
July 14, 2009 11:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
The idea of Embarrassing Eric running for president is positively laughable. He is straight from the George Allen (his mentor!) school of intellect. As well as the *classic* "deer in the headlights" look when he can't answer a question. See his pathetic performances on Hardball for exhibit A. He is also a blatant liar and would be eaten for lunch by Obama in any debate.
July 14, 2009 11:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
Isn't it great to have Obama in our corner. The dudes pretty much a bad ass.
July 14, 2009 11:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
He is a delicious bad ass.
I love our President!!!!
Cantor has lips. That's about all I can say for this coiffed idiot.
July 16, 2009 6:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Inside the Republican echo chamber, everybody sees themselves as Presidential material. Out here in the real world the other 80% of us just see preening douchebags.
July 14, 2009 11:43 AM | Reply | Permalink
I love it!!!!
July 16, 2009 6:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
He thinks Obama is going to be weaken by the economy.
July 14, 2009 11:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
So when does a scandal reveal itself? Seems that almost all Republicans with presidential aspirations keep getting bit.
July 14, 2009 11:57 AM | Reply | Permalink
That is just what I was thinking. Of late, no sooner does a Republican get named as a possible presidential contender than s/he suddenly falls into a flaming, crashing, burning media disaster. We should start a betting pool as to whether Rep Cantor's scandal will turn out to be sex-centered or money-centered.
July 14, 2009 2:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Every Republican is Crucial"
Especially when you've only got, what, 24% ?
July 14, 2009 12:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
More like "Every Republican is Cruel.
Go for it, Eric. Really. And if you win the nomination, I really look forward to the debates.
July 14, 2009 12:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
And on a completely unrelated note, (sort of, I think), the eight out of the top 10 US states for online pornography are RED states.
Utah? You're #1!!!!!!!
For some reason, I find this deeply amusing.
RED STATES HEART THE PORN OF THE INTERNETS
July 14, 2009 12:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Probably depressed democrats resorting to some heavy online masturbation to cope with the republican mindset of their neighborhood.
July 14, 2009 12:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
interesting take
July 14, 2009 4:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can you even imagine Obama vs. Cantor in a general? I think a lot of people would be reminded of 1984 (the election) after that one was done.
July 14, 2009 2:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
The question is, can he beat Michelle Bachman in the primary?
July 14, 2009 4:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
There is a sizeable contingent of GOoPers that will never, never, never accept a Jewish person, secular or otherwise, as a presidential candidate. Mark my words. Why do you think Palin was selected over the McCain-preferred Lieberman? Little did they know that Goldwater's real name was Goldwasser. Oy vey!
July 14, 2009 4:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
OH PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RUN!!!!!!
That will be sooooo much fun to watch.
If there was ever a guy with foot in mouth disease........
July 14, 2009 4:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
ditto, Ditto, DITTO!!!
July 14, 2009 5:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
And Eric has *never* run in a competitive election! He was hand-selected by his mentors for each office he has held at the state and federal leve. He never had to campaign as he either was not contested or the Democrats ran a token candidate. He would be absolutely clueless (more than he usually is) in a competitive race.
July 14, 2009 9:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
After watching Sessions, Kyl and Co. at the Sotomayor hearings today, I've had about all I can stomach by way of ignorant Republicans. I hope Cantor does run. He's so full of himself and so damned dumb about anything important, his candidacy would make Barack's job a lot easier.
July 14, 2009 9:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wait..wait...
Cantor/Jindal in 2012, or it could be Jindal/Cantor, either way, what a hoot! They both look like they were scared by one of those old men dressed up as a fake ghost in an old Scooby Doo cartoon.
maybe they were scared by old man McCain. (You know, he REALLY would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those pesky kids!)
SG
July 15, 2009 2:27 AM | Reply | Permalink
all i see in Cantor's eternal smirk, is his inflated ego.
i see a politcal Ken dolls who thinks he is charming and looks like presidential material, therefore he must be presidential material.
I'm just sayin!
July 15, 2009 11:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
As much as I despise Cantor, it would be great to see him take on Obama -- pure theater! He would clearly be no match for Obama in any sort of debate, and OMG SaintGenesius, if Jindal were his running mate I would pay money to watch a Jindal-Biden showdown.
The real bottom line is that the GOP has NOBODY to take on Obama/Biden. McCain really was their best shot, and he blew it by picking Palin. Now, they're done, and will have to wait a generation to have someone compelling to stand at the top of their party.
July 15, 2009 11:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
Cantor/Thefirefighter 2012!
July 15, 2009 12:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
I heard he wasn't actually born in the United States. Just sayin'.
July 15, 2009 1:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, okay. Best of luck, Eric.
Sure, I'd also love to see Obama put this guy through a wall in a debate, but unless he's secretly a stupendously inspiring public speaker, there's no way he gets the nomination. Don't forget that Romney and Huckabee are still out there—both are professionals, both still want the nomination, and both are clean enough to avoid scandal. My money's on one of them getting the worthless nod.
July 15, 2009 4:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
I've heard rumors that Huckabee might have some skeletons in his closet too.
July 16, 2009 7:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Republican Nominee = Last Man Standing.
July 16, 2009 6:14 AM | Reply | Permalink
He looks like a male Sarah Palin in that photo. Wouldn't they make a cute couple?
July 16, 2009 4:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Cantor would be good, but Mike Pence would be more entertaining. While Cantor is kind of weaselly, Pence is an incredibly stupid person and would be more fun to watch.
July 16, 2009 4:25 PM | Reply | Permalink