DCCC chair cites 'internal war' between Boehner and Cantor in debt talks

[ProSense]

DCCC chair cites 'internal war' between Boehner and Cantor in debt talks

By Michael O'Brien

A leading Democrat offered the most blunt assessment to date of the GOP divide in debt ceiling talks, citing an "internal war" between House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).

Rep. Steve Israel (N.Y.), the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), bluntly pinned the debt ceiling negotiations' morass on a power struggle between Boehner and his No. 2, Cantor.

"I have to assume that isn't really about Democrats versus Republicans or the House versus the Senate; this is about John Boehner versus Eric Cantor," Israel said on liberal talker Bill Press's radio show. "This is about an internal war in the Republican caucus."

Israel, who's not at the table at negotiations at the White House, said it was his impression that Cantor is leading "a bunch of children, who are running away from and maybe even trying to grab the Speaker's gavel from him."

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[Kolesar]

1. The Bill Press Show is my favorite

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[jaxx]

2. Yep, Cantor has cut Boehner off at the knees.

The first walk out was the clue when Boehner didn't know about it, but later said he did. Now Cantor has taken over the negotiations....or lack of.... with PBO. Teabagger vs Republican.

K&R