Put Eric Cantor down for one order of the escalation

By: Rob
Published On: 1/15/2007 10:42:13 PM

While John Warner may still be silent on George Bush's escalation of the Iraq War, at least one Virginia Republican is still drinking the President's koolaid:
Even as the nation waited to hear the president's new Iraq strategy Wednesday, Culpeper's congressman Eric Cantor - unlike some of his Republican counterparts in the House - came out in support of George W. Bush and his plan to deploy more U.S. troops to the region.
Duly noted. If the war keeps going "sideways," will this make Cantor vulnerable?

(UPDATE: More silence from Forbes and Drake.)

Comments



Short answer...no (Tom Joad (Kevin) - 1/15/2007 11:28:58 PM)
Unless of course he gets caught with a dead prostitute.


What else.. (Terry85 - 1/15/2007 11:35:40 PM)
are we supposed to expect from a man (Cantor) who knows absolutely nothing about foreign policy, and has demonstrated this (and his blind support for the Bush administration) throughtout his tenure in Congress.  I'm sad to say he represents my district too.

As for Thelma 'tra la la' Drake (mentioned in the link you updated with), VB Dems posted an entry about her yesterday, and it would appear as if any "reservations" she MAY have, aren't really going to prevent her from being yet another rubber stamp on Bush's policies: "Thelma Drake is still living in La La Land"

God forbid we actually stand up to Bush, eh?



Warner in WaPo Saturday (Andrea Chamblee - 1/16/2007 1:15:15 AM)
Here's a Warner quote in WaPo.  It's not a vote, but he usually votes his principles and he's honest about what his principles are.

Some Republicans questioned the immediate need for thousands of U.S. troops, with Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) saying he would rather send in a small complement of troops to see if the Iraqis become full partners.

"My point being, it seems to me, shouldn't we walk a few steps along this line and then see how quickly, hopefully, the Iraqis begin to take up their responsibilities, rather than this massive plan pushing forward all at once?" Warner asked. Gates replied that the phased introduction of troops over the coming months will have the same effect.