Cantor says that Republicans can't simply be the "no" party.


	Cantor says that Republicans can't simply be the "no" party.

stevenshults

1-30-2009 1:33 AM

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politics, obstructionism, bipartisan, republicans, gop, stimulus, no, vote, 2010.

stevenshults says:

And yet in the same breathe it sounds like he's still in denial about they fact that his party's ideas were soundly rejected by voters in the last two elections.

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