Eric Cantor grounded. John Boehner kept him out of budget negotiations.

Taegan links to Ben’s post, which is a good read:

…Ben Smith notes “a remarkable exchange” between Politico reporter David Rogers and House Majority Eric Cantor (R-VA) which clearly shows Boehner has kept Cantor out the budget negotiations. Earlier reports of a looming government shutdown have been based on statements made by Cantor, but it seems he’s been out of the loop.

So little Eric’s been out there shooting off his mouth with no knowledge of the facts to back up his statements. Yep, business as usual.

It’s no surprise that Eric Cantor, who is in desperate need of a Schoolhouse Rock lesson on how a bill becomes law, is being shut out. Maybe they should ground him until he learns the basics.

Via Ben, one tiny snippet:

Cantor: I have not been told by both sides of that. So I am just saying there’s a difference in my knowledge base.