His decent voting record aside (LaThug Jr. has a "decent" voting as well), both LaThug Jr. and Pat Brady's cousin are hardcore combiners, and neither deserves conservatives support in a contested primary.
The most amusing thing is LaThug Jr. ran as a Gingrich delegate while his daddy was pimping 0bama's reelection. So LaThug Jr. wanted daddy to lose his cushy job, or there had been a backroom deal for LaThug Sr. to stay on in a Gingrich administration? These combiners literally have their hands in everyone's pocket.
Cover? After all, there was little danger of there being a Gingrich administration.