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I had two occasions recently when I was reminded that Eric Cantor is our representative to Congress.
One was the PR photo last week in the Rappahannock News of Cantor with the county sheriff. He’s talking with the sheriff about a law enforcement grant that provides for a school resource officer.
That’s fine, Mr. Cantor, but could we have money for additional teachers and teacher’s aides? Could we have some money for increasing our teacher’s salaries? Could we have some money for new textbooks, enrichment programs, music art, sports fields, a track and a gym? Maybe if our schools were adequately funded we wouldn’t need the resource officer so badly.
My other encounter with Eric Cantor this week was a questionnaire from his office seeking voters’ advice on the issues. Of course the advice was limited to certain trigger issues. Three of the seven or so questions dealt with abortion and another dealt with the right to bear arms under the second amendment. All yes or no answers. Nothing too substantive.
I know that abortion is a polarizing, trigger issue for many people. So is the question of gun control. These are issues that quickly divide people. I believe that dividing people is the way politicians like Mr. Cantor retain their seats in power. Unfortunately it’s not
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