Green Room  Confusticated Conservatives in Congress  posted at
6:46 pm on October 7, 2009 by       You see, this is why I’m
loathe to support a congressman running for president: Even when
he’s (relatively) conservative, as is Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA,
92%), Washington D.C. exudes a magical corruption field that
sucks him into the Big Government maw… and like the Borg,
assimilates him. Resistance is futile.  Here’s the syllogism in
a nutbag:    1. Jack up business taxes to be the highest in the
civilized world. (Republicans will cheerfully help if you tell
them it will “reduce the deficit!”)   3. Bully putative
“conservatives” into supporting these temporary selective tax
credits — hey, it’s almost like a tax cut! — by threatening to
tell on them to their constituents. (Note: Some conservatives
are already so corrupted or senile that they don’t need any
bullying; they bully themselves, like good “citizens of the
world.”)   5. When the scheme explodes in America’s face like a
trick cigar, blame the Republicans i