Yep, you are irrational. The choice for this particular election is Cao or Cedric Richmond who is a known corrupt and Dollar Bill Jefferson clone. Out of the two choices available for the seat the rational conservative choice is Cao. He was unopposed in the primary for the record.
A “principled” vote in that election results in the Congressional Black Caucus gaining a new lifetime member. It also is a vote to keep the Wicked Witch of the West as the Majority Leader.
THis isn’t about party but strategy. Politics requires thinking past the ideology at times. The purists fail to grasp that and hence we end up with the total opposite type of candidate gaining a lifetime seat. A “principled” vote in this election is a vote for a marxist democrat who will vote 100% of the time with the 0bama agenda.
I’d be embarrassed if I had spent last night and this morning defending Cao. Multiple sources provided, take your pick. Thanks, stg!
http://weaselzippers.us/2010/10/19/rino-rep-joseph-cao-says-hed-consider-pelosi-for-house-speaker/
http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/1010/Cao_could_go_either_way_on_speaker_vote.html?showall