Rep. Eric Cantor: A$$Hole.

The next time you see unctuous GOP pom-pom boy Eric Cantor on TV, remember that he is an anti-union, pro-tax-cut-for-the-rich buffoon whose response to the AFSCME ad blitz is this profane, noxious piece of s#!@, sent to TalkingPointsMemo.com by an aide:

For the uninitiated, AFSCME is the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, and they have run TV ads targeting Cantor and his fellow GOP obstructionists for their automatic "no" votes on the economic stimulus package.

  

From The Plum Line:

Brad Woodhouse, the head of Americans United for Change, which is also funding the initial ad hitting the GOP leadership, sends over a statement demanding that Cantor apologize.

This is a childish and disgusting response to one of the most serious crises facing America in our lifetimes. This spoof of AFSCME has been floating around on YouTube for years — but its use in this context shows how completely and utterly out of touch with the current economic crisis and the lives of Americans Eric Cantor and the GOP leadership really is. Cantor should apologize.

AFSCME chief Gerald McEntee sent The Plum Line this statement:

“Eric Cantor may think the greatest economic crisis in seventy years is a joke, but we don’t. He should talk to the people in Virginia who are losing their jobs, health care and homes.”

Here’s the statement from AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, sent to The Plum Line by his office:

“During these tough economic times the last thing hard working Americans need is to be ridiculed by a member of the Republican leadership. Rep. Cantor should apologize for insulting America’s workers with this profane video.”

AFSCME posted the following on their website:

AFSCME and Americans United for Change have joined together to run television and radio ads this week in key congressional districts and states to encourage members of Congress to support President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

“The partisan bickering has got to stop,” said AFSCME International President Gerald McEntee. “This is a time of national crisis. Congress needs to come together in support of President Obama’s recovery plan. The time for action is now.”

House Republican Whip Eric Cantor told the Washington Post on Monday that "Republicans are “Just Saying No” to the Obama recovery plan. A national cable spot titled “No is Not an Option” challenges the Republican congressional leadership for standing in the way of  this important legislation to get our economy moving again, create jobs and help states struggling to maintain the vital public services – such as health care, unemployment insurance and family services – that families and communities rely on in these days of crisis.

I'm sure that AFSCME's 1.6 million members will not take kindly to Cantor's failed stab at bad stereotypical humor.

This is just the beginning of what is an anti-union strategy ultimately aimed straight at EFCA, the Employee Free Choice Act. You can bank on a long, bloody battle between a rabidly anti-union GOP and proponents of that act.

You can also see by the likes of Eric Cantor which side thinks the low road is a short-cut to victory.    

Through no positive input by Cantor and his crew, an agreement was reached today on the $789 billion economic stimulus measure. Final votes in both houses of Congress are pending.