Boehner: 'The Future Is Cao', By Ryan Grim

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cbsnews.com - 12/9/2008

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(The Politico) Is there a lesson to be learned from the defeat of William Jefferson, an incumbent indicted on bribery charges and found with $90,000 in cash in a freezer? Sure: Don't get indicted, and don't get caught with $90,000 in cash in your freezer. But Minority Leader John Boehner ...

politico.com - 12/9/2008

Boehner: Future of GOP is Cao

— politico.com — Three days after his improbable victory, Anh “Joseph” Cao is the toast of the GOP. See also: Dems peak? (more) Boehner: Future of GOP is Cao

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politico.com - 12/8/2008

Boehner: 'The future is Cao'

— politico.com — Is there a lesson to be learned from the defeat of William Jefferson, an incumbent indicted on bribery charges and found with $90,000 in cash in a freezer? Sure: Don't get indicted, and don't get caught with $90,000 in cash in your freezer. But ... (more) Boehner: 'The future is Cao'

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theamericanscene.com - 12/9/2008

Joseph Cao

— theamericanscene.com — We all know that Cao will have a very hard time, i.e., an impossible time, holding William Jefferson’s seat — Dan Rostenkowski was defeated by Republican Michael Patrick Flanagan , and he was soundly defeated by the squeaky-clean Rod ... (more) Joseph Cao

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Shameful Silence on Vietnam
Maggie's Farm — ... heavily Democrat congressional district in America (11% Republican), drawn to elect a Black (2/3rds Black population), comes as a surprise to some. Reasons given center around his community service record in post-Katrina New Orleans, the utter corruption of incumbent William Jefferson, and the reduced turnout of Blacks in this ballot postponed because of Hurricane Gustav. Various lessons are being proposed: Republican leadership call it an example of the results of a broader ethnic base and better ...

The Shameful Silence on Vietnam
Maggie's Farm — ... heavily Democrat congressional district in America (11% Republican), drawn to elect a Black (2/3rds Black population), comes as a surprise to some. Reasons given center around his community service record in post-Katrina New Orleans, the utter corruption of incumbent William Jefferson, and the reduced turnout of Blacks in this ballot postponed because of Hurricane Gustav. Various lessons are being proposed: Republican leadership call it an example of the results of a broader ethnic base and better ...

GOP 3 for 3 in Post-Election Run-Off Contests
Politics Daily — ... corruption-tainted Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) in his heavily Democratic district. Jefferson has been indicted on bribery charges for allegedly accepting $90,000 in pay-offs related to his interests in a Nigerian telecommunications company. Cao ran on a good-government platform and won, leaving House Minority Leader John Boehner to comment that his victory could serve as a model for the Republican Party as it fights its way back from electoral irrelevancy. ...

House GOP Gives Scandal-Ridden Don Young’s Committee Seat To Scandal-Ridden Doc Hastings
Think Progress — ... In a letter to the House GOP this week, House Minority Leader John Boehner lauded the election of Joseph Cao, who defeated the corrupt Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA). The future of the GOP, Boehner said, is dependent on good ethics: ...