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Buh-Bye, Rep. Joseph Cao
After being the only Republican to support the healthcare reform bill in November, Rep. Joseph Cao (R-La.) voted against it Sunday, because he felt its executive order prohibiting the federal funding of abortions–a restriction brokered by an anti-abortion Dem, Rep. Bart Stupak–was not strict enough. The bill eventually passed 219-212.
Hi? Or Bye?
Now, if activity in the Twitterverse following the bill’s passage gives us any kind of accurate temperature read on the future of freshman Congressman Cao, who hails from a highly Democratic district in NOLA…
I’d say DUDE. IS. COOKED.
[The Hill: Lone GOP 'yes' vote last time is voting 'no' this time around]
Filed under: Anti-Abortion, Bart Stupak, Catholics, HCR, Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Reform Bill Passes, Joseph Cao, New Orleans, Politics, Rep. Bart Stupak, Rep. Cao, Rep. Joseph Cao, Republicans, Vietnamese-Americans
