Posted on June 15, 2009 - by Venik
Cantor Compares Obama to Putin Pravda Turns Paleocon Against Bailout USA
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (left) and U.S. President Barack Obama (right)
Last week Congressman Eric Cantor (R-VA), the number two Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, compared President Barack Obama to Russian leader Vladimir Putin in an interview with the Associated Press. Cantor did not mean the comparison in a flattering way.
While criticizing the Obama Administration’s handling of the bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler, Cantor declared:
“They said, ‘Set aside the rule of law, let’s strip secured creditors, bondholders, of their rights. Take them away outside of the bankruptcy process and give them to the political cronies and the auto workers’ unions…it’s almost like looking at Putin’s Russia…you want to reward your political friends at the expense of the certainty of law?”
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