Last Summer's Biggest Loser: Eric Cantor

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Bob Woodward's new book, The Price of Politics, is one of the first history books about last summer's debt crisis and how close the world came to being sent into financial chaos. One person has to to come out looking worse for wear, and it seems to be Eric Cantor.

He quickly became the center of attention during the debt talks last summer when he repeatedly pissed off the President. Boehner was in charge of the Republican's side of the table, but Cantor was oh so desperate to be number one. It showed.

Now, we have not read the book. But judging from the Daily Beast's preview of the "juiciest bits," it's Cantor who is going to be the one looking the worst on the other side. . .

He Threw a Tantrum After He Didn't Get Invited to the Private Golf Games

After June didn't bring any kind of deal, Boehner started meeting with President Obama privately to discuss the debt deal without any other voices at the table. Or, without Eric Cantor there. The private games together started in July. The public ones were well under way in June:

Obama surmised that private meetings would speed up the process. They didn’t tell Jack Lew, the White House chief of staff, or Cantor of their plans to meet. Cantor later was furious when he found out he had not been involved or at least notified.

He Was Constantly Pissing Off His Boss

Cantor was a pain in Boehner's side all summer, obviously. This is the same man who frustrated the President so much he had to leave a meeting early he was so mad.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/09/last-summers-biggest-loser-eric-cantor/56559/

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[sharp_stick]

1. Eric Cantor

always comes off sounding like the perfect GOP entitled asshole. I can't think of a single thing that shithead has ever done that is positive for the country.

You know you have to be a total dick when even the Oompa Loompa speaker comes off looking better than you.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. Despicable little shitstain.

[HopeHoops]

3. Canton's ALWAYS been the biggest loser. Who else could get more than one wedgie EVERY DAY in school?

[lastlib]

4. ...at the SAME TIME!!?

[HopeHoops]

5. He looks like the sort who's mom would make him wear two pairs at once.

[Zoeisright]

6. Cantor is a whiny little pissant.

You know he was a bully in high school. Probably college too.

[Hutzpa]

7. Will be very happy when this arse gets shown the door

by good ol' Virginians.