What's next for Eric Cantor?

[Indy Texas]

Cantor came into Washington for a payday, no doubt, and he will certainly be one of K Street's favorites.

I've never cared for him but that's a very uncharitable characterization. He grew up in a wealthy family and if he wanted a "payday" he would have continued working for his father's real estate investment firm.

[Indy Texas]

Gillespie vs Cantor?

Political Hack vs Wall Street Shill?

The Tea Party would be on that race like white on rice.

[Indy Texas]

Eric Cantor showed that you don't need investment banking experience to land a $3.4 million gig investment banking. Of course this isn't a meritocracy and he's being bought for his connections, not his skills.

Yeah, when an ex-congressman becomes a company's Vice President of Government Affairs and announces they're "going to the private sector" it's quite laughable.

I think Phil Gramm may have had a "real" finance job at one point after he left the Senate; but then again he's a PhD economist.

I'd like to see a Where Are They Now on former members to see how many are also in lobbying or access-based positions like Cantor's.