Full Disclosure

I've Never Liked Eric Cantor, just so we're clear on that fact right off the bat.

Since he's been around, my brain translates his appearance on the tube as "Cantor Oil," since he's too damned oily and slick for my taste.

But he was on The Daily Show and I respect Jon's attempt to bring sanity to our political discourse so, of course, I watched.  The show was good enough but it was the extended interview that caused my ears to tingle.  It was Part 2, of the extended Cantor interview, actually, which is currently kicking me to a 404 - Video Not Found page as I look for it right now.  I can tell you that this line of his dialogue with Jon started at 2:08 of the aforementioned video:

Cantor:  In my state of Virginia and, as you lived in Williamsburg, we have a law that says you can have free speech. You can put your capital where you want it...you just have to disclose it.

Wow, that's reasonable, I thought.

Cantor must have championed The Disclose Act when it came up in the House, right?

Or......something, right?

So there's Representative Cantor Oil, telling Jon about Teh Law in Virginia that Is Right for Virginia and he agrees with it enough to sound likes he's bragging about how they do the Right Thing in Virginia.

Actions speak much louder than words in my world.

They always will.

So I still don't like Eric.

All it took was one line on a goofy comedy show and paying attention.

I gave him a chance, though.

(...and, yes, I'm aware that the Disclose Act died in the Senate and I don't care if he voted that way because - if you are concerned with doing the right thing, YOU DO THE RIGHT THING REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR PARTY TELLS YOU TO DO...)

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