Cantor’s Cant 1
Steve Benen wonders about Eric Cantor’s (R-Cloud-Cuckoo Land) statements on the federal deficit:
I can’t say with any confidence whether Cantor actually believes this nonsense. I’ve never met him personally, and it’s possible that he repeats claims he knows to be false because he thinks of his supporters as fools.
And in some ways, I really hope that’s the case, because I’d much prefer Cantor to be a shameless conman than a congressional leader who’s deeply confused about one of his own top issues.
For the record, since President Obama took office, the U.S. has added $2.8 trillion to the national debt. That same debt was $10.6 trillion the day the president was sworn in. (Dear Eric, 10.6 trillion is significantly larger than 2.8 trillion. Sincerely, Steve)
October 4, 2010 at 9:26 am
Actually he has outspent them all combined. The debt is larger because of accruing interest.