I disagree with about what Cantor is doing.

Cantor's statement is not new leadership. Cantor's statement means that the GOP would rather people not know their agenda in such overt terms.  Their strategy requires it remain hidden. Even if it's an open secret, there is always that element of "Well we can't be sure if it's principles or obstruction that drives them?" Limbaugh it very clear that it's obstruction.

It does not mean Cantor will not continue the same line of obstruction as before. He simply doesn't want it to be so openly stated as such by the likes of Limbaugh. In other words, this is PR, not changed strategy. He doesn't have to go back to Limbaugh, because his actions will do that for him.

Rahm in this instance is right to thank Limbaugh for his honesty. I also prefer the honesty about what the GOP is up to here because this honesty serves Limbaugh's crudeness serves our i interest more than Cantor's lies. That's what they are- lies. They appeal to our nature as liberals. But we should not be fooled by them.

Cantor is just lying so that we can hope they will come to the table in good faith. Don't be fooled. Limbaugh is the real messenger. Let's use that.

He has laid out his vision, in my view. And he said it clearly. I compliment him for that. He's been very up front and I compliment him for that. He's not hiding. He's asked for President Obama and called for President Obama to fail. That's his view. And that's what he has enunciated. And whenever a Republican criticizes him, they have to run back and apologize to him and say they were misunderstood.

Talk about turning an opponent's strength against them, Oy.

Oh, and it looks like Rush is pummeling Newt. Wow, just....wow.

The ideological purge of the GOP has left them with only the loons.  Dangerous to be sure, but loons nonetheless.

Oh, and to answer your question, I give it til Tuesday before he goes crawling back to lick the boots of Limbaugh.

Personally I side with Rush over Cantor on this.  The republican party will be forced to the more classical liberal view, another party will emerge or we will have a one party system.  Rush wrapped himself in the Constitution for this speech it isn't that much of a jump to make an attack on Rush and attack on our founding documents, then everything the "wingnuts" have been saying for the last year will have been proven true.

For anyone interested in forming their own opinion here is the entire speech.  I would love to hear your opinion.

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Thanks

In the past CPAC was largely ignored by the media. They mentioned it, showing some highlights and moved on. As a result most americans never heard got a full blast of their wacky positions. For some reason, this year the media decided to give CPAC extensive coverage included Rushs Limbaugh's complete speech un-interupted. Wow! I'm sure most moderate Repuglicans were horrified. It's bad enough for them that the "Party of NO" label is taking hold. They now have to deal with their NOT so Grand Old Party   is being led by an arrogant, radical political blowhard. It is only logical that the Dems led by Emmanual will take full advantage of this opening to religate "The party of NO" to the status of a extremist fringe group.

Elsewhere in George Stephanopoulos's This Week program, the roundtable discussion featured a clueless Karl Rove being barraged by great arguments and sharp accusaions from Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stan Greenberg.

I LOVE IT.

Guys, if you haven't seen it, I suggest you go look for it on YouTube or somewhere.  It should be available, and MADE available.

I love it so much that I'll watch it again.  And again.  And again.

What do we define as success?  More jobs outsourced and millions more hitting the unemployment lines?

None of the political pundits have offered any solutions to the economic problems this country faces.  Then, like a light bulb turning on, it was apparent that the USA has been in a trade war for years.  And the politicians are so blind they do not even acknowledge this trade war exists.

What we are seeing is the permanent transfer of wealth from the USA to the new manufacturing powerhouses of the world.  This will not change unless trade agreements are modified to equalize trade between countries.

The middle class has long been the group of taxpayers that paid for most of government.  Now that these middle class jobs are nearly all gone, there is nothing left to do but drive up deficits or tax the rich.  The poor have nothing to give and many in the middle class are sucking up some form of government assistance (welfare or unemployment).

The solution to the economic crisis is to admit that the USA has lost its economic might and that it is time to live within our means.

means you expect them to and that completely blows conservative policies out the window.

If you truly believed in YOUR policies and beliefs, you'd oppose Obama's plans because you don't THINK they will succeed, though you'd wish they would.

Rush Limbaugh is saying "Obama may succeed and we don't want that" proving that he doesn't really have faith in the policies he claims to believe in...he just hates people.