A Good Republican
Here is Louisiana Congressman Joseph Cao, the only Republican to vote for the recent health care reform bill, speaking on the floor of the House of Representatives:
h/t: Mirror of Justice.
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Indeed, he is foremost a good Catholic.
Wow. That is an absolutely outstanding speech.
Oh, I should add btw, I’m not implying that voting for the health care reform bill is what makes Cao a ‘good’ Republican. I just thought the speech was remarkable for a Congressperson.
At the same time, his vote on health care reform was an interesting, principled, and risky stand to take. It seems to me that as a strategic matter, it’s smart for a committed pro-lifer (as Cao appears to be) to offer his vote for health care reform in exchange for the Stupak language that appeared in the House bill. After all, it appeared the bill was going to pass either way; a substantial pro-life change like the Stupak amendment was a real achievement. I’d say Cao deserves a lot of support from the pro-life movement, particularly if he ends up facing a challenge in the primaries. It’s great to see people like him and Stupak working together across the aisle to protect human rights.
I would vote for Representative Cao because I think he is a remarkable Catholic attentive to the common good. He, in fact, went to Mass before the vote and prayed for God’s guidance.
So how do we get him in the Oval Office?
With friends like this who needs enemies.
Why do we have such faithful, pro-life advocates who don’t have the foresight to realize that socialized medicine in the United States would, with near certainty, lead to an increase in the # of abortions as well as to a blatant disregard for the conscience of Catholic healthcare professionals?
He may be a Mother Theresa at heart but his head is stuck in the clouds.
That is not the case by necessity, particularly with language barring that from happening by the letter of the law…
Certainly it is not by necessity, on that we can all agree.
On the other hand, it is not by necessity that the Democratic Party is the “party of death” either but history has taught us that it is so.
I only wish that the good Congressman’s exemplary moral courage wouldn’t outpace his prudence.
“I only wish that the good Congressman’s exemplary moral courage wouldn’t outpace his prudence.”
Congressman Cao’s district is 67 percent balck and very DEM
He has that tough road of representing his District and then deciding what core belief of his will he fall on his sword before.
Plus it was not helping that Obama adminsitration seemed to be holding crucial projects hostage in New Orleans
Eric Brown-
given the record of any law restricting abortions in most any form, it’s a good bet that any baby-protecting language would be shot, gutted and hung up to cure before benefits even became available. (depressingly….)
While I applaud his convictions, the problem with any piece of legislation (and law in general) is that it is never static. A future amendment, when Cao has moved on or is even further outnumbered, can undo everything that has been done. Once the beast gets in place, it can always be tweeked to meet the goals of those who hold the reigns.