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Related: About this forumBill de Blasio on Eric Cantor’s Downfall: ‘There is a Certain Irony There’
Ross Barkan
Mayor Bill de Blasio is not shedding tears about Congressman Eric Cantors startling defeat last night.
But the Democratic stalwart, who today knocked Mr. Cantor for paralyzing the federal government last year, is worried that the downfall of the Republican majority leader will mean an even more hostile environment for liberals and moderates in Washington.
There is a certain irony here, that a man who abetted the Tea Party now finds himself on the other end of the stick, Mr. de Blasio told the Observer at an unrelated press conference in Brooklyn. There is a a cautionary tale in Mr. Cantors career.
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randys1
(16,286 posts)As we know their platform is as follows:
We the American Teaparty agree that our main agenda is to express hate for the following groups:
Latino's
Gays
African Americans
Muslims
Asians
Jewish
American Indians
Canadians
Mexicans
Costa Rican's
Guatemalan's
Brazilians
Ukrainians
Nigerians
Egyptians
Moroccans
and a few thousand more