ERIC CANTOR - MAJORITY WHIP
He is a Financial Teapot, more hardcore Pot than Tea. He supports strong United States-Israel relations.
Cantor stated that a “stronger U.S.-Israel relationship” remains a top priority for him and that he would be “very outspoken” if Obama "did anything to undermine those ties."
Shortly after the 2010 midterm elections, Cantor met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just before Netanyahu was to meet with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. This is good and bad, I agree with him, support our only true ally in the Mideast, but he did not follow protocol. Read on.
According to Cantor's office, he "stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on the Administration" and "made clear that the Republican majority understands the special relationship between Israel and the United States." Cantor was criticized for engaging in foreign policy.
Nancy Pelosi met with the President of Syria, Cantor himself had raised the possibility "that her recent diplomatic overtures ran afoul of the Logan Act, which makes it a felony for any American 'without authority of the United States' to communicate with a foreign government to influence that government’s behavior on any disputes with the United States." So he went and did the same thing.
HIS PLATFORM - BEST EXPLAINED AS "GOTHIC REPUBLICAN PARTY LINER".
Cantor opposes public funding of embryonic stem cell research and opposes elective abortion.
He is rated 100% by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) and 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice America, indicating a pro-life voting record. He is also opposed to same-sex marriage, voting to Constitutionally define marriage as between a male and a female in 2006.
In November 2007 he voted against prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation.
He also supports making flag burning illegal.
The NAACP rated him 19% in 2006, indicating an anti-affirmative action voting record.
He is opposed to Gun Control, voting to ban product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers in
He voted not to require gun registration and trigger-lock laws in the District of Columbia.
He has a rating of "A" from the National Rifle Association (NRA).
On Nov. 2, 2010, Cantor told Wolf Blitzer of CNN that he would try to trim the federal deficit by reducing welfare.