Eric Cantor is a dolt ~ but that can be said for many/most/all of the GOP/TP's "young guns" ~ the most obvious and troubling problem for me is that they flat-out refuse to recognize reality and history ~ Sooz

Cantor refuses to admit Reagan raised taxes
By Andrew Jones
Monday, January 2, 2012

Appearing on the CBS News program 60 Minutes on Sunday night, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) experienced an awkward moment when he was challenged to admit that his hero, President Ronald Reagan, did in fact raise taxes.

Cantor was speaking with interviewer Lesley Stahl, who asked if he was ready to start compromising with Democrats on taxes. Cantor said he was indeed “ready to cooperate,â€

[quote="sooz08"]Stahl then mentioned to Cantor how his “idolâ€

Or sticking his thumb where his head is.

Some overlap with the op [including the clip], but more detail too ~ Sooz

January 02, 2012 8:25 AM
Cantor can't handle the truth about Reagan
By Steve Benen

CBS's “60 Minutesâ€

Rabbit hole gonna need expanding ... again ~  ~ Sooz

January 02, 2012 3:50 PM
Let's not parse the meaning of ‘tax increase'
By Steve Benen

We talked earlier about a fascinating exchange during last night's “60 Minutesâ€

And that's just silly.

No it isn't. There are enough chumps who vote to make it a valid campaign stance.

If the guy went ballistic at Reagan raising taxes, I wonder what they would do if Stahl had pointed out that Jimmy Carter had also reduced taxes.