Bought very cheaply

[dick thompson]

November 8th, 2009 9:16 am Bought Off So Cheaply A profile in courage: Once the tally board lit up 218-213, however, Cao was free to put his congressional voting card in electronic key slot and cast an “aye” vote for the bill his party has dubbed “Pelosi’s healthcare bill.” [snip] As soon as the House started the final vote for the day, Cao voted and dashed out the side of the chamber, plugging his ears in jest when reporters approached to find out what happened. According to a written statement released later that night, Cao explained that Obama had promised to help out the lawmaker’s district still devastated from Hurricane Katrina. Or, you know, not so much courage. Comment PJM Home Pajamas Media appreciates your comments that abide by the following guidelines: 1. Avoid profanities or foul language unless it is contained in a necessary quote or is relevant to the comment. 2. Stay on topic. 3. Disagree, but avoid ad hominem attacks. 4. Threats are treated seriously and reported to law enforcement. 5. Spam and advertising are not permitted in the comments area. The clause regarding "hate speech" has been deleted because readers criticized it as being too loosely defined. We agreed. These guidelines are very general and cannot cover every possible situation. Please don't assume that Pajamas Media management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment. We reserve the right to filter or delete comments or to deny posting privileges entirely at our discretion. If you feel your comment was filtered inappropriately, please email us at st...@pajamasmedia.com. 2 Comments 1. rbj: So Dear Liar was holding rebuilding of the district hostage for a vote? Imagine if W had done that. Nov 8, 2009 - 12:29 pm 2. David Thomson: Cao perhaps cynically did what’s best for him. He is in a very blue district—and may very well have guaranteed his reelection. It would not even surprise me if he switched over to the Democrats. Forget him. Focus your energies instead on the purple and red state politicians. They are running very scared! Nov 8, 2009 - 1:57 pm