Let’s start with this: Eric Cantor staged the walkout from the budget talks, it had been planned well in advance, and he and his party are infants. The “planned” part is something you don’t hear about much in the so-called “news” media.

And his little whiny-baby antics may backfire, according to one Blue Dog Dem. The Hill:

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), vice chairman of the Democrats’ Steering and Policy Committee, said Cantor’s move creates a public impression that the Republicans have no interest in negotiating a deal to raise the debt ceiling – a move many economists warn is necessary to stabilize global markets.

Note to Henry: First the public has to be paying attention. Let’s hope they are.

Next note to Henry: Then the news dee jays have to inform the public about exactly what he did. Let’s hope they do.

Rep. Cuellar also might get a kick out of retired congressional staffer Mike Lofgren’s op-ed in which he blames the GOP for the deficits’ “origin”, and happens to mention that BushCo’s tax cuts did nothing to create jobs. Cantor’s tantrum lack of enthusiasm to make a deal rounds out the picture nicely.

“It’s definitely a benefit to Democrats when the other side says, ‘It’s just too tough to keep going,’ and they quit,” Cuellar told The Hill. “No matter if you don’t like the rules, you can’t just walk away. We have to keep working.”

Cantor is the new Palin.