Eric Cantor sends Barack Hussein Obama (AKA "I WON!") storming from the negotiation table

Eric Cantor, a Good Man

House majority leader Eric Cantor (R, Va) does not live in the White House. But he did cause the current occupant of the White House so much discomfort that he fled his own house; such as would a petulant crybaby who, frustrated, couldn't stand having anyone 'pushing back' against his indomitable will.

On leaving, he screamed out, tears running down his face, crying like a baby, 'I don't CARE! if this destroys my Presidency! Don't you realize who you're messin' with? I WON!!'

"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! DON'T CALL MY BLUFF!"

"PULL OFF THE BAND-AID, EAT OUR PEAS!"

He's acted this way before, but usually only with the press. He has the press so bent to his will that his 'press conferences' seem more like cheering sections than actual 1st Amendment grilling sessions that they should be (and were, until BHO ascended to his throne). He allows only a chosen few to ask questions (earlier this week, he fielded questions from 'reporters' from the Huffington Post, the Urban League; they were but softballs).

So, Mr. Cantor now is the top target for LeftLibProgg ire...

Just about everything having to do with the debt ceiling debate in Washington remains up in the air as negotiators continue in vain to seek some agreement — with the deadline fast approaching.

But Democrats appear to have settled on one thing: The person to blame is Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia.

Mr. Cantor, the House majority leader, has emerged as the the new target for Democratic scorn this week, even as he has upstaged House Speaker John A. Boehner as the primary voice of conservative Republican opposition to tax increases.

Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, denounced Mr. Cantor from the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, accusing him — among other things — of supporting a plan for Medicare that is “not balanced, it’s not fair, it’s not moral.”

Mr. Schumer’s communications team also trumpted quotes from Mr. Cantor’s high school yearbook: “I want what I want when I want it,” they quoted him saying. And the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is charged with electing more Democrats to the House, dug up an old nickname for Mr. Cantor during his time as a state senator in Virginia.

“True to his roots, he got the nickname ‘Overdog’ for his unflinching support of big corporations and the wealthy at the expense of the middle class,” the Democratic group said in an e-mail to reporters on Wednesday.

The decision to direct rhetorical fire at Mr. Cantor suggests that Democrats are anxious to put a recognizable face on the Republican opposition as fears grow about the possibility of a financial calamity if the nation’s ability to borrow is not increased.

And it reflects an odd political dynamic in Washington over the last few days that has made it difficult to demonize the top Republican leaders in Congress.

Mr. Boehner, the natural target for Democratic ire given his position as the nation’s top Republican and lead negotiator in the budget talks, has become a sometimes-partner for Mr. Obama.

The two men worked out a tax cut deal last December. They shook hands on a last-minute bargain to avoid a government shutdown in April. And they began private conversations early this month that initially gave the impression that the two men might reach a deal on spending and tax increases.

That bargain fell apart, but Mr. Obama continues to praise the speaker. In his news conference last week, Mr. Obama said that Mr. Boehner was acting in “good faith” and that he “has been very sincere about trying to do something big.”

That kind of talk takes Mr. Boehner out of contention as the face of the enemy. And Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader, on Tuesday surprised official Washington by offering a fail-safe plan that Democrats praised as an alternative if no other deal can be reached.

Barack Obama, Fearmonger in Chief

We need more of Mr. Cantor, please! Send this guy support, a few $warbucks$ to his campaign coffers.

Anyone who can cause the I WON! to storm off like a whimp needs, and deserves, our support.

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