Cao wouldn’t break 40% in that 75% Democrat district whether he voted for or against Obamacare. He’s delusional if he thinks that his cowardly vote will help him get reelected in the LA-02, and he’s just about killed any chance of getting elected statewide (although if he votes against final passage after Obamacare comes back from conference if the Senate ever passes it then perhaps he can salvage his political future).
As another FReeper said, he’s now Joe Cao-ward. We need to let him know the error of his ways so that he votes against Obamacare if and when it comes back from conference.
It’s very, very sad. I realize that Cao is in a ‘Rat bastion and that we need to cut him some slack. This, however, went too far.
I don’t rule out his being reelected. One should remember Joe Orton, Democrat of Utah, who represented a super-Republican district for a few terms.
Yeah I wouldn’t bet on him getting to 40% let alone 50%.
Unfortunately heavily rat areas do not compare with heavily Republican areas. They’re, well, heavier. Especially mostly black areas.
Democrats who lie and say they are conservative CAN win anywhere. In 2006 when Nebraska’s third district (probably a top 5 GOP seat) was open the rat with the goofy name lost only 45-55. It took a perfect storm of unlikely circumstances to give a Cao a bare plurality win.
I’d still vote for him if I lived in New Orleans but it’s hard to enthusiastically back him. I do think if it was 217-217 they would have locked him in a room and twisted his arm to vote with us. He did vote for the GOP substitute amendment (zero rats did). Only Tim Johnson (IL) voted against it for some reason. Even Ron Paul voted for it so it probably didn’t contain anything very statist.
Still this is the worst thing the house has passed since I’d guess the Lyndon Johnson era, not even Connie Morella and Jim Jeffords voted for Clinton’s tax hike back in the day. I hope they do stick the abortion funding back in there if that will lead to the final bill’s defeat. Cao decided to put the future of his career into holding this district rather than running statewide. Not smart. Even if he holds the district once, it will be redrawn to take in more rat voters in 2012 and Obama will be on the ballot that year.
Billy says he’d lie low if he was elected in a heavily rat district, that’s probably smart but I’d wouldn’t vote the wrong way to appease the masses like Cao did. Probably not on anything no matter how minor, I wouldn’t want to be called a RINO. ;)
Anyhow as several people have hinted at ultimately Cao isn’t important beyond this congress. If he’s the deciding vote on anything he must convinced to vote the right way. Even giving them the ability to say this bill got Republican vote(s) is something that shouldn’t happen. Let them them own it 100% like Clinton’s tax hike. (Snowe is probably gonna vote for it of course)
The main focus of our ire should be the rats we need to pick off in 2010 whether they voted aye or nay, all voted against the more sensible GOP plan.
Like Bean. I’m fearing she’s the Illinois version of Dennis Moore. Mayor Maria Rodriguez is most interesting choice there. Boring businessmen have already had 2 chances to beat Bean. I really hope Illinois Republicans can beat her faux fiscally conservative hide as well as fellow fauxcon Debbie Halorvsen and mad scientist Bill Foster.
Endorsing an anointed RINO like Kirk is an act of political cowardice (and endorsing Mitt Romney is an act of foolishness). But in the grand scheme of things it’s minor I don’t put much importance into poor endorsements by candidates. Except in cases like Santorum and Bush carrying Specter across the goal line and idiocy like Gingrich’s deep amorous love of the DIABLO slag Dede Scuzzobama.