It had been reported earlier that Rep. Eric Cantor or Virginia is being vetted as a possible vice president.  This, of course, means that we were bound to have reports from unnamed Hill staffers in various GOP offices deriding his service (emphasis in the original, because I'm too lazy to delete the HTML):

That comes just as word has spread -- mainly by his own people -- that Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor, an unknown to most Americans, is considered a top candidate for Sen. John McCain's vice-presidential pick. Cantor is viewed as a conservative in the vein of Ronald Reagan, but unlike other high-profile GOPers in the House, he has little or no legislative or policy hallmarks to inform the general public.

"He's great with PR and having his staff post on blog sites and jumping on the bandwagon for issues, but when it comes to actually getting those issues framed and set up, he hasn't done much heavy lifting," says an aide to Rep. Roy Blunt, the House GOP whip. "His strength is fundraising and as a face for the camera. And that's probably what McCain needs right now."

Cantor is a prolific fundraiser, however, particularly along the "K Street" corridor in Washington. Those ties to lobbyists are largely what has the McCain campaign concerned and are the focus of the campaign's vetting.

Eh, if Rep. Blunt's staff is as on the ball as he is, I'd take this criticism with a grain of salt.  But I guess if McCain wants to fight the election on Hopey McChange's terms, then raising some K Street cash should disqualify Rep. Cantor.

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