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So you know that one of the GOP's leading "deficit hawks," Eric Cantor
walked out on budget talks, and cast doubt on whether or not America will raise the debt ceiling and pay its debts. If that happens, we will default, and all manner of horrible, terrible no good things happen to the US and global economies. But did you know that Eric Cantor himself might actually
profit on such a thing? That he's actually invested in such a way that if the US economy tanks, he gets
paid? It would seem to be true, and it is exceedingly, disgustingly sleazy.
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Eric Cantor Hit By Democrats For Potentially Profiting From U.S. Default
House Democrats are circulating a resolution accusing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) of having a conflict of interest in the debt ceiling debate, a move that could provide an awkward C-SPAN moment for one of the lead Republicans in the budget negotiations. . .
Read more at: Huffington Post
Hmmm, maybe he's following George Soros way of making money?
ReplyDeleteBTW, where did you get the Google counter? How did you find out Google said you had 208,000+ visitors? Thanks
George Soros' efforts to change policy actually go CONTRARY to enriching himself. This sets him in stark contrast to Eric Cantor (an elected official who seems to be steering policy--and America--off a cliff to enrich himself) and people like Richard Mellon Schaiffe and the Koch brothers, who try to steer policies that will make themselves richer.
ReplyDeleteThe Google counter is one of the new things in "Blogger in Draft." Do you not use that feature? I actually deeply loathe the new Composing window, but the stats are cool.
Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteFrom the stats view, all I can find is page views, which I am at 220,000 but no unique vistors stat. Is there one?
Good number! No, I'm afraid that you're now about as knowledgable about it as I am. I need to poke around in there a little more.
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