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The embarrassing revelation that the GOP was literally caught with their pants down over an alternative to Obamacare is one of the epic failures in recent memory, putting the viability of our country’s storied two-party system into question.

Given this catastrophic debacle, it seems now, more than ever, that politicians on both sides of the aisle are not looking out for the best interests of the American people and are instead enjoying the perks of being in a good ol’ boys/girls club where accountability is non-existent.

Waving the white flag of surrender, a former Republican mainstay has issued a damning assessment of the GOP’s disastrous healthcare rollout:

From Biz Pac Review:

Former Republican House majority leader Eric Cantor revealed that though the GOP banged the drum of repealing Obamacare for years, he “never believed” it was going to happen.

“To give the impression that if Republicans were in control of the House and Senate, that we could do that when Obama was still in office . . . .” the former Virginia congressman told the Washingtonian, shaking his head. “I never believed it.”

Today Eric Cantor admitted the promise of Obamacare repeal, which he helped mastermind, is a farce to win elections. https://t.co/6t4xsb7nky

— Dave Nyczepir 🌊 (@DaveNyczepir) July 27, 2017

Cantor was at the forefront of the charge to repeal former President Obama’s signature policy, making the hot button issue a central part of the GOP rhetoric. Supporters were promised that if and when Republicans ruled the Senate and House, they would get the job done.

But Cantor, who was defeated in his 2014 primary by unknown economics professor Dave Brat, seemed to admit the GOP battle-cry was just a charade.

But the 54-year-old was apparently not the only one aware of the alleged ruse.

“We sort of all got what was going on, that there was this disconnect in terms of communication, because no one wanted to take the time out in the general public to even think about ‘Wait a minute—that can’t happen.’ ” he said.

“If you’ve got that anger working for you, you’re gonna let it be,” he added.

Cantor is currently managing director of Moelis & Company, a boutique investment firm in New York and sits on the board of several companies. This new perspective helps him see the political gamesmanship for what it was.

“There’s something about the deliberateness and the thoughtfulness involved,” he said about deal-making in the private sector. “That’s not necessarily how politics works. It’s a lot more extreme and back and forth.”

Cantor admitted that, if given the chance to re-do his time as a member of the party leadership, he wouldn’t have bought into this “expectation . . . that says if it’s not everything, then it can’t be conservative.”

Politicians do not come in all different shades and styles. They clearly have one principal goal in mind: to get re-elected. For Trump and his budding administration, this revelation is a gift, confirming the murkiness of the swamp and the need to bring power back to the people.

[Note: This article was written by Zachary Smith]