FamousDC (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
We thought the same thing. One, and only one, Republican broke ranks to vote for the health reform bill in the House. Dude needed a song. Worth the watch. Share on Facebook Related posts:Please Release Me: Brain SmartsBarney: He’s What We Call A Dinosaur SensationIs There an Audio Version? Related posts: Please Release Me: Brain Smarts Barney: He’s What We Call A Dinosaur Sensation Is There...
And So it Goes in Shreveport (Free subscription) | yesterday
I don't even know why I'm going to watch the Senate shenanigans today because in my heart I feel like it's already a done deal, as they say, but I'm going to watch anyway. Once again I find myself embarrassed to be from Louisiana. Joseph Cao I could almost take; when he was the lone Republican in the House to vote for Obamacare, I told myself, "Well, that sucks, but he IS at least trying to represent...
Marc Ambinder (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
TV ads are up and running--in a big way--in the districts of moderate House members, as interest groups either thank them for their votes on the House health care bill or attack them for voting the "wrong" way. At least 17 House members will have ads running in their districts next week, as a couple new campaigns are getting underway. Here's what those members--most of whom are considered...
Opinionated Catholic (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
I discussed this in a more serious matter today at GOP Congressman Cao Uses Devious Jesuit Exercises In Voting However I guess the gig is up. They are on to us. The Investigative blog The Vatican Lobby - Dedicated to Exposing the Vatican's Influence in America and the World at Large has the expose too!! See Congressman Admits Jesuit Training Influenced Vote . He nails Cao and us right here " There...
First Read (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
The liberal group Americans United for Change says it’s announcing the first wave of a multi-million-dollar ad campaign to back up the 13 House Democrats (and one Republican) who voted for the health-care bill and who have been the target of the GOP-leaning Chamber of Commerce and the 60 Plus Association. Those 13 House members: Baron Hill (IN), Brad Ellsworth (IN), Joe Donnelly (IN), Chris...
Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Determining which members of Congress would have voted against the health care reform bill if the Stupak amendment had not been included is actually pretty easy: House Whip James Clyburn said that the Stupak amendment netted ten votes : "It was not 40 votes that we were trying to get with this amendment it was 10 votes. And that's the fact," Clyburn said on MSNBC. "This language took...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is soliciting funds to pay an economist $50,000 to study health care reform legislation and issue (what the lobby presumes) will be a negative review, providing ammunition to shoot down health care reform in the Senate, according to The Washington Post . The Newspaper obtained an e-mail from James P. Gelfand , the senior manager of health policy at the Chamber of Commerce...
Letters in Bottles (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
On Friday morning, I didn't take my normal route, and I noticed a series of new signs on the telephone poles as I drove down the grand arc of St. Charles Avenue. They were simple signs, pieces of white printer paper with two lines of black lettering prominently displayed in the middle of each sheet. They were stapled onto nearly every pole. Some poles had numerous sheets. "Thank You Cao"...
The Swamp (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
by Mark Silva Rep. Mark Kirk of Illinois, a Republican who hopes to claim the Senate seat that President Barack Obama once held, advances his party's argument against Obama's health-care initiative in a weekly party address today focusing on other alternatives for easing the cost of health care. "First, we could start lowering costs by reining in lawsuits in America,'' Kirk says in the GOP's...
Alyson Love (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Last Saturday night, after a marathon all-day debate, the U.S. House of Representatives made history by passing its landmark health care reform bill , garnering 219 Democrat votes and 1 Republican vote. The sole Republican to vote for the bill was Rep. Joseph Cao of Louisiana. On Sunday, he said that his decision to back the bill was driven by his conscience and the needs of his district rather than...
jobsanger (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
In July of 2005, Rep. William Jefferson (D-Louisiana) was caught on tape by the FBI taking a $100,000 bribe. About $90,000 of that money was later found in his home freezer, and the FBI claimed Jefferson had been involved in 11 separate bribery schemes since August of 2000. He wasn't just a crook -- he was a big-time crook on a continuing basis. I think he really thought he was above the law. He even...
The Waco Tribune-Herald - News (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, and Rep. Anh “Joseph” Cao, a Louisiana Republican who spent his undergraduate years at Baylor University, sit on different sides of the political aisle, sharing little beyond their Waco connection.
On Transmigration (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
You may remember that Rep. Cao, a Republican from Louisiana, was the only Republican to vote for the Health Care Reform Bill. As if that didn't get him into enough trouble with party leaders, now there's this from Think Progress: Last month, President Obama visited New Orleans for the first time since taking office and touted his administration’s focus on assisting the area’s still on-going...
MyDD (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Friday November 13, 2009 is not a day that former Louisiana Congressman William Jefferson will remember fondly. The Louisiana Democrat who lost his seat in 2008 to Republican Joseph Cao while he was under indictment for bribery and racketeering - and who was convicted of the charges earlier this year - was sentenced today to 13 years in prison. More from Roll Call : A federal judge sentenced ex-Rep....
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
By GottaLaff My very caring, impassioned 72-year-old Twitter pal, who goes by the name 42bkdodgr , would like to share his feelings about the conservatives' hostile intrusion into what is left of the Republican party, and the resulting split. I am more than happy to oblige. But first, a personal note from 42bkdodgr: Many of you may wonder why I chose to use the “ 72 year old friend” as...
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sonupt5@gmail.com | 11/09/2009
Joseph Cao: Voting For Health Reform Was " Decision Of Conscience (Video) The one House Republican to support health care reform said on Sunday that his decision to back the bill was driven by his conscience and the needs of his district and not back-room dealing with the White House or Democrats. From that stand point, it makes perfect sense for Cao to support a House Resolution that would bring direct
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