During a 60 Minutes interview Sunday night, CBS' Lesley Stahl asked House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) about the GOP's intransigence when it comes to raising any new federal revenue, pointing out that Cantor's hero, Ronald Reagan, raised taxes when the occasion called for it. Before Cantor could even attempt to explain anything, one of his spokesmen, Brad Dayspring,interrupted the interview, taking issue with the notion that Reagan increased taxes:
STAHL: What's the difference between compromise and cooperate?
CANTOR: Well, I would say cooperate is let's look to where we can move things forward where we agree. Comprising principles, you don't want to ask anybody to do that. That's who they are as their core being.
STAHL: But you know, your idol, as I've read anyway, was Ronald Reagan. And he compromised.
CANTOR: He never compromised his principles.
STAHL: Well, he raised taxes and it was one of his principles not to raise taxes.
CANTOR: Well, he– he also cut taxes.
STAHL: But he did compromise–
CANTOR: Well I –
DAYSPRING: That just isn't true. And I don't want to let that stand.
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