They're finally standing up against the corruption that keeps people like Eric Cantor in power. So he should be afraid, very afraid. From First Read:
"Some in Washington have actually condoned the pitting of Americans against Americans," Cantor said of the protests after accusing the Obama administration's policies of being an "assault on many of our nation's bedrock principles."Wow, I can hear Cantor's hissy fit all the way across town. Down, girl. But seriously, some in Washington have actually condoned pitting Americans against Americans? Yeah, it's called the Republican party under the tutelage of the Teabaggers, but really the Gingrichistas started it all two decades ago. Never a more hateful, extremist, bigoted, America-dividing crowd than the boys running the House of Representatives at the moment.
Other political leaders have been more coy in their approach toward the demonstrations; President Obama nodded toward the protests as a sign of broader frustration over the state of the economy.
As for Republicans, Mitt Romney accused the protesters of engaging in "class warfare," but has otherwise stayed silent about the demonstrations. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called them the "Obama demonstrations," while Texas Rep. Ron Paul encouraged the protests.
It is interesting to note, however, that Cantor is, yet again, only worried about doing Wall Street's bidding, rather than focusing on the rest of America that isn't getting recorded raises this year.
