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Leave Cao Alone, He had To Defect On Health Care
The House of Representatives voted on and passed a horrific health care bill on Saturday that amounts to a government takeover. It was a dream come true for Nancy “Stretch” Pelosi and the rest of the radical left, and condemned by every republican except one. Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La) was the lone republican vote in favor of PelosiCare on Saturday.
Normally, I have a great deal of contempt for republicans who vote for things they know will do great damage to America. However, in this one instance I give Cao a pass.
Cao had absolutely no choice but to vote for the bill. His district used to be represented by William “Cold Cash” Jefferson until the Feds discovered $90,000 in his freezer and indicted him for corruption.
Cao’s district is the poorest in Louisiana and was the hardest hit by Katrina. It’s about 99% African-American and about 99.99% far-left. The fact that a republican is representing that district at all is miracle in itself. Cao is probably the only republican in his district (I’m not kidding).
Had he voted against free health care, I don’t exaggerate when I say his constituents would have visited his office with pitch forks. Cao has bucked his constituents on various votes in the past, but this one he simply had to give them.
If Cao is defeated in the next election (which is pretty likely given the demo) it’s almost certain that a republican will never hold that seat again — ever.
A republican can do more for that poor black district than a radical left-winger ever will. He had to give them health care, but he won’t give in to every single entitlement the way a liberal democrat will. If he can keep his seat, the people of his district will see their lives improve over time, instead of get worse as most black districts do in America (when they’re run by liberal democrats).
Cao is a good man, let’s cut him some slack on this one.
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Don’t overexaggerate the issue. This is not a government healthcare “takeover”. This bill will, however, put the government between a patient and their doctor. This sounds like an abstract talking point, but it is true. I read about how this will happen here: http://www.examiner.com/x-24103-Top-News-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Pelosi-and-House-pass-massive-health-care-bll-putting-government-between-doctors-and-patientsvideo