In Gingrich Mold, a New Voice for Solid Republican Resistance

This is yet another article about the leadership and direction of the Republican Party. The media seems to be focusing a great deal of attention on House Minority WHIP Eric Cantor of Virginia. Perhaps this is because he is a fresh face and he holds a news conference every 10 minutes. This article compares his role to Newt Gingrich's in 1993. It also touts his success in keeping House Republicans in line during the recent rounds of voting on the stimulus package.

Despite his successes (if you can call it that) it was not been all smooth sailing for Cantor this past week. He has been the target of pro-stimulus advertising by the labor union AFSCME. As a response, Cantor's press secretary sent an extremely profane 1970s-style spoof of an AFSCME ad to several reporters. He was forced apologize later in the week. Also included in the link is some analysis and AFSCME's original ad targeting Cantor.