Eric Cantor. A dumbass.

Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Virginia) ranked high on the list of Republican vice-presidential prospects in 2008. So nobody expects him to not sound like a total fartpipe at least some of the time.

Cantor, the House Republican Whip, is truly living down to expectations.

In a CNN interview, Cantor spouted off about President Obama's restoration of stem cell research. Cantor said, "Why are we going and distracting ourselves from the economy? This is job #1. Let's focus on what needs to be done."

Then what the fuck do you think all that economic stimulus stuff was about, Eric?

You know. The stimulus bill you voted against, Eric.

This is really Cantor's way of admitting that disallowing stem cell research isn't ethically supportable. So he tried changing the subject.

I want to talk about the economy too. But just not on terms that are unilaterally set by the GOP. The right-wing brain trust seems hell-bent on blaming Obama for the recession. (You can't make this stuff up, folks.)

(Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/08/obama.stem.cells)