Obama's Favorite Republican?

Looks like these people actually have a representative not a lock stepper. He should list himself as an Independent and wash his hands of the republican party. I remember him being elected. Looks like he takes his responsibility seriously. I wish he was my representative. I'm stuck with lock steppers.

Hey rightbehind...you sure have the correct name as that's exactly where the Dems are going to be when it comes to nailing you and the rest of the middle class for the tax dollars to pay for this puppy!

I'm impressed with this guy. He's his own man. If he doesn't get re-elected because he didn't stick with the clique, he'll still do fine in whatever he chooses to do because he takes his responsibilities seriously. I love and independant thinker and do-er.

Cao did indeed vote for it. It passed, with 2 votes to spare. Onto the next drawn out stage of the process (going into the 8th month of this push, at least no one can seriously claim this bill has been rushed!).

Amazing what happens when you flash cash to a weakling like this.

Independent thinker??

Glad he doesn't represent me.

He ain't no Republican if he votes for this massive crap. I actually like the fact this bill is showing the true colors of some that have no business in the Republican party.

Things will be changing in 2010 for you Libs. Keep up the good work. LOL

".... (going into the 8th month of this push, at least no one can seriously claim this bill has been rushed!)."
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Are you serious? "no one"? If you said no rational individual, I would certainly take what you said more seriously.

Good post David

Kudos to Congressman Cao-the only Repbulican congressman with a heart instead of political calculator.

".... (going into the 8th month of this push, at least no one can seriously claim this bill has been rushed!)."
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Are you serious? "no one"? If you said no rational individual, I would certainly take what you said more seriously.
David | Nov 7, 2009 11:28:03 PM

I don't take what irrational people say seriously, hence my original wording, "at least no one can SERIOUSLY claim..." I cannot remember a bill that recieved this level of extended public debate, committee level work, CBO analysis, and sustained media coverage. People can seriously put forward the opinion that it is a bad bill, but saying it's rushed and I'm laughing at them.

I am guessing Cao wasn't going to be getting re-elected anyway. He did get a small concession.

Keep in mind, 39 democrats did not vote for it. Many more will be losing their elections next year.

He's an American!!!

Cao was not riding with the 'NO" Men. I like a man that stands for Something!!!!!!

I'm curious, how did the two newest Democrats (who won on Tuesday) vote? If they both voted for it then it seems like the media really needs to be reporting on how huge that victory actually was...

Deborah,
So you think the GOP has any better ideas to help fix this healthcare mess we're in? I haven't heard one iota from the GOP except criticism of the Democratic effort.

Wasn't it Teddy Roosevelt who said: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

Think about that one for a while. The GOP epitomizes the idea of a weak collective critic, with no courage to fix this mess. So, we lose a few seats in 2010. Then what? Do we have any sense that the GOP has any ideas to help move us forward? Nope. When Sarah Palin is the face of your party, there's something SERIOUSLY wrong.

"I'm curious, how did the two newest Democrats (who won on Tuesday) vote?"

They voted for it. It passed by 5 votes and there were Dems that voted "no" that would have voted "aye" if they were needed for it to pass.

The lone Republican is from a heavily-Dem district so he was just trying to represent his district honestly. But he did insist that anti-abortion provisions be included as did many Conservative Dems.

See the Dem party actually includes cons and libs that work together to pass legislation.

He is also a Jesuit Priest, and shows that Roman Catholic Church is in support of this Bill. Now we will seer what happens when the Bishops show their support.

"It is so sad that humans don't really treasure their liberty/their freedom, until it is taken from them."

The song remains the same. That's the same nonsense that cons said about child labor laws and the minimum wage and the forty-hour work week and Social Security and Medicare and etc., etc.

Funny they didn't put up such a fuss over the Prescription Drug plan, oh wait, that was a Republican idea.

He is also a Jesuit Priest, and shows that Roman Catholic Church is in support of this Bill. Now we will seer what happens when the Bishops show their support.

Posted by: Thinking | Nov 8, 2009 1:25:51 AM

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Cao is not a Jesuit priest.

He *was* a Jesuit seminarian in his youth, but he decided that he did not have a vocation and chose not to be ordained.

If he were a priest, he would not be serving in Congress--because of the Catholic Church's rules, not the rules of the Congress. In 1980, the pope ordered all priests serving as elected officials to leave government office. Fr. Robert Drinan, a four-term congressman from Massachusetts, ended his political career on the pope's order. For those of us in his district, it was a great loss.

Fr. Drinan was the last Roman Catholic priest to serve in the U.S. Congress.