In Veep search, McCain asks Cantor for records (Who??)

Source: Chief deputy minority House whip from Va. asked for documents



John McCain's campaign has asked Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor for personal documents as the Republican presidential candidate steps up his search for a running mate, The Associated Press has learned.

Cantor, 45, the chief deputy minority whip in the House, has been mentioned among several Republicans as a possible running mate for McCain. A Republican familiar with the conversations between Cantor and the McCain campaign said Cantor has been asked to turn over documents, but did not know specifically what records were sought.

The individual spoke on the condition of anonymity because neither the McCain campaign nor Cantor's office wishes to discuss the running mate selection process. ~snip~

Cantor has been a visible McCain surrogate for weeks, appearing frequently on cable news outlets chiefly to promote McCain's positions on domestic and economic issues. He has been a forceful critic of Democrat Barack Obama's resistance to lifting the federal ban on oil and gas drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.

Cantor has strong support among the party's conservatives, perhaps comforting a segment of the GOP base that has been reluctant to embrace McCain, who has often been at odds with members of his own party on several issues, including a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, federal funds for embryonic stem cell research and campaign finance reform.

Since his four terms in the Virginia House of Delegates starting in the early 1990s, Cantor has been part of the anti-tax wing of Virginia's Republican Party. His longtime advocacy for business and corporate interests in the General Assembly earned Cantor the derisive nickname "Overdog" from Democrats in Richmond. ~snip~

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Kaine could easily be our version of this, maybe Bayh too.

I was thinking that same thing today about the nonsense that he was going to be the pick.

I don't like that he could woo some of the disenchanted Conservatives, and THIS made my blood run cold: "His longtime advocacy for business and corporate interests in the General Assembly..."

In the article they also mentioned his age -- which is a double-edged sword, I would think.

but it's not like they are going to win any other states where there is a large Jewish population, so it seems pretty counterintuitive.

the guy is an immature, ideologically partisan ashhat ...

The thought of this little pukebag being second in line behind a man who would be the oldest president to take office in our history if elected is spine chilling ...

Yeah, me neither.

and your disclaimer!

Steph said her father would roll over in his grave if he knew how right-wing his party had become.

He hated the religious right and said they were the most dangerous element of the party.