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Seizing on bad examples
Political Animal —
... the predictable victory was evidence of the GOP's "momentum," and proof that Barack Obama doesn't have a mandate. This week, the party is heralding Anh "Joseph" Cao's upset over William Jefferson is New Orleans as evidence of ... well, something good for the party. Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), responding to the surprise win, believes there's a lesson to be learned from this race. In a memo to colleagues called "The Time is Cao," Boehner says that Anh "Joseph" Cao's win over Jefferson in a heavily Democratic district points the way out of the wilderness. The House ...
Sacred Cao
The Stump —
... in Republican lawyer Joseph Cao's triumph over corrupt incumbent Bill Jefferson -- namely, that it was essentially a fluke victory facilitated by Jefferson's penchant for keeping bribe money on ice. Ryan Grim finds Minority Leader John Boehner extrapolating boldly out from Cao's victory in a memo to House Republicans entitled "The Future Is Cao": ...
Mr. Cao Goes To Washington
Ross Douthat —
Whether or not the "Future is Cao" (oh, John Boehner ...) - and indeed, whether or not the newest Louisiana Congressman has any chance of winning re-election once the Democrats get their act together and put up someone who didn't get caught with an illicit $90,000 ...
Is The GOP’s Future Still ‘Cao’? Or Is It Now Rush Limbaugh?
Think Progress —
... minority in the GOP. With the party struggling to shed its all-white image, the Republican leadership quickly embraced the first Vietnamese member of Congress. In a memo called “The Time Is Cao,” House Minority Leader John Boehner told his colleagues that Cao is the “future” of the GOP: ...
The First Consequence of the GOP's Stimulus Stonewall
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo —
... The kicker? The congressman is Anh "Joseph" Cao, one of a very small group of minority lawmakers in the GOP and a man who's victory in a special election caused House Minority Leader John Boehner to crow "The Future is Cao." ...
House Passes Historic, Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation
Think Progress —
... Cao has previously been touted by House Minority Leader John Boehner once as “the future” of the GOP. The White House had reportedly “been in constant contact” with him prior to the vote. “ ...
In 220-215 Vote, House Passes Bipartisan Health Reform Legislation
Wonk Room —
... Cao has previously been touted by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) once as “the future” of the GOP. The White House had reportedly “been in constant contact” with him prior to the vote. “ ...
Joseph Cao: Health Care's LONE Republican Supporter Is Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... In the past, Cao has been touted by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) as "the future" of the GOP. Republicans clearly went the distance to keep him in the fold for the health care vote. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), who promised protesters at a Tea Party rally this week that "not one Republican will vote for this bill," was ...
The House Passes Comprehensive Health Reform Bill With a Single Republican Vote
Library Grape —
... Cao has previously been touted by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) once as “the future” of the GOP. The White House had reportedly “been in constant contact” with him prior to the vote. “ ...
House Passes Health Care Reform – Looking Back
Firedoglake —
... by the skin of their teeth, by the narrow score of 220-215. 39 Democrats voted against, 1 Republican voted in favor. That would be Joseph “TheFuture Is” Cao, who won’t be a Congressman next year, having won a seat over Dollar Bill Jefferson in 2008 in a massively Democratic district. ...
The Future Is Chaos: GOP Threatens Retribution Against Cao For Health Care Vote
Think Progress —
... These far right statements represent a dramatic shift from where the GOP said it was heading just a year ago. After Cao won in his majority-Democratic district, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) sent out a memo reading “The Future is Cao“: ...
Is Cao still the future of the GOP?
Daily Kos —
... Last December, after Republicans picked up the Louisiana district of corrupt crook William Jefferson (he of the $90,000 stuffed in a freezer) in a fluke election, House Republican leader John Boehner crowed: ...
