Does the Archbishop understand this bill is not about healthcare and they can and probably have already added the abortion provision?
Anh "Joseph" Quang Cao (Vietnamese: Cao Quang Ánh, with Cao pronounced /ˈɡaʊ/ "gow" in English; born March 13, 1967) is a New Orleans lawyer and the current U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party. On December 6, 2008, Cao defeated nine-term Democratic U.S. Representative William Jefferson with 49.6 percent of the vote to Jefferson's 46.8 percent.
Cao is the first Vietnamese American, as well as the first native of Vietnam, to serve in Congress, and the first Republican to serve in his district since 1890; his district usually votes overwhelmingly Democratic. Cao is the poorest member of Louisiana's delegation (including the state's two senators) in Congress: as of 2009 his assets were no greater than $195,000 and his potential liabilities mounting to $215,000.
Cao previously ran unsuccessfully as an independent for District 103 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He was a delegate to the 2008 Republican National Convention. At the time of his election to Congress, Cao was a member of the Orleans Parish Board of Election Supervisors.
A devout Roman Catholic, Cao served as a board member for Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church's Community Development Corporation which assists Vietnamese-Americans with hurricane relief, and is a member of the National Advisory Council of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Now the “real” health bill will be written.... sigh :>(
Few in the Catholic hierarchy really get it. If they truly believe that abortion funding won’t be back on the table after conference they are fools.
Its been reported that Cao and Aymound (the Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans) are tight it just may be that Cao was persuaded to support the move as a symbol of “Catholic position solidarity” (please note the quotes.)
For I contend its a foolish position .To draw a methophor the American Catholic hirearchy position is akin to Pontious Pilate washing his hands. If most bishops of the church believe they’re making a statement when that monstrosity should not have gone this far and been defeated instead. What will they say after it (abortion funding) pops up again and passes ?
They (the Catholic Hirearchy) fail to realize these politicians like Pelosi and Obama are not your old tyme democrats they are died in the wool socialists. You can’t “deal” with this brand of socialist.
Its now time for phase 3, getting signs and material out into those congressional districts. see http://www.theusmat.com/
Cao may well survive this but he really should have refuted Alymound’s position and voted with the rest of the Republicans. Because he may well lose his seat.