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cthulu2016

(10,960 posts)
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 01:41 PM Feb 2012

Bipartisanship!

TV is all atwitter (and presumably Twitter all aTV) about a big truce worked out on Capitol Hill between John Boehnner and... Eric Cantor.

Our long national nightmare is over. Finally the Republican party will work with the Republican party.

It's like VJ day all over again. I'm gonna go kiss a nurse.

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monmouth

(21,078 posts)
2. I caught a bit of this on Bashir's show. Evidently the two have had a strained relationship and
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 05:34 PM
Feb 2012

fighting between the two has been going on. Cantor wants that job sooooo badly and Boner isn't budging..

gateley

(62,683 posts)
3. Did you see what Obama said at the Alfalfa Club Dinner?
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 06:32 PM
Feb 2012

"Nice to see you sitting at the head table, Mr. Boehner. I know how badly Mr. Cantor wanted that seat."

Andrea Mitchell repeated it then showed a clip of Boehner denying there was any little thing wrong between him and Cantor. Said he didn't think he'd had a disagreement with him in over a year. I'm thinking, it's probably because they don't speak to each other.

monmouth

(21,078 posts)
4. I think you're exactly right. Hopefully they will both be gone when they're
Thu Feb 2, 2012, 06:36 PM
Feb 2012

next up for re-election.

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