Meet The One Repulican Who Voted For Health Care Reform
The 220 votes for health care reform in the House included just one Republican, Anh “Joseph” Cao of Louisiana, a man GOP leader John Boehner once called “the future” of the Republican Party. Cao, who unfortunately voted for the anti-abortion amendment to the bill, issued a statement on his vote.
Of his vote, Cao said: “Tonight, I voted to keep taxpayer dollars from funding abortion and to deliver access to affordable health care to the people of Louisiana.
Cao said: “I read the versions of the House [health reform] bill. I listened to the countless stories of Orleans and Jefferson Parish citizens whose health care costs are exploding – if they are able to obtain health care at all. Louisianans needs real options for primary care, for mental health care, and for expanded health care for seniors and children. [...]
Cao said: “Today, I obtained a commitment from President Obama that he and I will work together to address the critical health care issues of Louisiana including the FMAP crisis and community disaster loan forgiveness, as well as issues related to Charity and Methodist Hospitals. And, I call on my constituents to support me as I work with him on these issues.
Cao said: “I have always said that I would put aside partisan wrangling to do the business of the people. My vote tonight was based on my priority of doing what is best for my constituents.
“The business of the people”???!!! Just about every poll out there say that only about 45 percent of the people want socialized nationalized government run healthcare.
Another RINO.
OldLefty Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 9:29 am
SADLY the GOP has COMPLETELY turned it’s back on “The business of the people”
ALL polls show that the people strongly support a strong public option….more between 58, and 77%.
Rocky the Liberal Rottweiler Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 11:38 am
“Just about every poll out there say that…”
If you say so it’s probably wrong, and almost certainly a lie.
Bobchai Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
Rocky The Liberal Rottweiler:
A clarification: Just about every FOX News poll says that Americans don’t want the public option.
Anything is “true” if you make it up.
–Bobchai
TDro319 Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
A new study by SurveyUSA puts support for a public option at a robust 77 percent, one percentage point higher than where it stood in June.
November 8th, 2009 at 9:17 am
“My vote tonight was based on my priority of doing what is best for my constituents.”
Well, the best thing for your constituents is if they were all rich. So let’s send everyone 10 million dollars…then everyone would be rich and all the problems would be solved, right?
“SADLY the GOP has COMPLETELY turned it’s back on “The business of the people””
The GOP is not in power, OldLefty. Watch how many GOP members get elected in 2010 and then tell me that the people have turned their backs on the GOP.
OldLefty Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
“The GOP is not in power, OldLefty. Watch how many GOP members get elected in 2010 and then tell me that the people have turned their backs on the GOP.”
………….
We will see.
If the Republicans pick up seats in 2010, will it be because voters like the message of Republicans or because the Democrats acted like DINOS, when the voters had already rejected the Republicans?
My post about the “SADLY the GOP has COMPLETELY turned it’s back on “The business of the people” is about the fact that Democrats were swept into office on the very issues that the GOP are obstructing.
Bobchai Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Yeah, let’s watch. I’m not even sure if the GOP will last until 2012.
–Bob
November 8th, 2009 at 11:01 am
read: my constituents want someone else to pay for their healthcare, but most of them are anti-abortion, I want to win, so I’m voting for this.
Bobchai Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Guidovanhorn:
Who is that “someone else” going to pay for health care? Citizens will be required to buy health insurance.
TDro319 Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
We’re already paying for someone else’s healthcare – and nobody’s complaining, including the republicans. Where it the republican outrage against medicare? Isn’t that a “socialized” program? Hmmm, perhaps if the repubs elected to do away with medicare, they’d lose their base?
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
oh I forgot….goodbadorindifferent.
I was just explaining why he voted for it.
TDro319 Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
Did he explain to you exactly why he voted for it? If so, my apologies. I had no idea you were a close fried and confidante of Joseph Cao.
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
nope, just my knack for political cynicism.
November 8th, 2009 at 11:03 am
His district is reported to be 70% Democratic.
November 8th, 2009 at 11:45 am
I think it is great that the house was able to get this bill passed with bipartisan support.
Well done, Speaker Pelosi!
Bobchai Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Pelosi, whom I never really admired, pulled it off this time. Kudos to her!
burqa Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 7:14 pm
Yup, a round of polite golf applause is due.
I am fine with only one Republican voting for the thing. It’ll be easier to remember in the future.
What the conservatives have not yet figured out is in the future we will look back on this the same way we do Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, Social Security, getting women the vote, freeing the slaves, fighting the Revolution and writing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as liberal achievements for the American people.
Every step of the way, the conservatives were in the way.
I like the fact the conservatives can not point to such a list of achievements in terms of liberty. They talk a good game, but that’s all it is – - – - – talk…..
GuidoVanHorn Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 4:58 pm
chuckling…..chuckling.
November 8th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
it’s all politics. I know if my rep voted for this he would lose his next primary…hands down, no contest, at least 80% of likely voters in my district were against this. (based on the GVH poll conducted by guessing)
It’s just the way things are.
November 9th, 2009 at 10:44 am