House Majority Leader Eric Cantor does that thing he does best, opposes the Senate's fiscal cliff bill, which (because he's in a position of leadership) will make this situation as painful as possible.

Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor told reporters after a two-hour closed-door meeting Tuesday with his GOP lawmakers that he did not support the bill.

He said House leaders were looking for “the best path forward” and that no decisions had been made.

The Senate passed the measure early Tuesday by a sweeping 89-8 vote. House passage of the measure would send it to President Barack Obama for his signature. The bill would increase taxes on family income exceeding $450,000 and delay across-the-board spending cuts for two months.

Side note: The Congressional Budget Office looked over the bill and found it added $4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.