Cao to Steele: bring it on
Louisiana Rep. Ahn Joseph Cao was the lone Republican vote in the House for the healthcare reform bill. And he’s warning RNC chair Michael Steele: if you come after me, you’ll lose. From TPMDC:
On November 5, Steele issued the following warning to Republicans considering voting for the House Democrats’ health bill:
Candidates who live in moderate to slightly liberal districts have got to walk a little bit carefully here, because you do not want to put yourself in a position where you’re crossing that line on conservative principles, fiscal principles. Because we’ll come after you. You’re gonna find yourself in a very tough hole if you’re arguing for the president’s stimulus plan or Nancy Pelosi’s health plan. There’s no justification for growing the size of government the way this administration and this Congress wants to do it.
So what was Cao’s response? What else? Laughter:
… according to CNN, the freshman Republican from Louisiana isn’t fazed in the slightest:
Cao chuckled when asked about the comment and said he “would like to remind” Steele that he and other Republican leaders trumpeted Cao’s upset win over Democrat William Jefferson last December as a symbol of party diversity. Cao is the first Vietnamese-American member of Congress.
And he added this:
Cao told CNN that Steele retains “the right to come after those members who do not conform to party lines, but I would hope that he would work with us in order to adjust to the needs of the district and to hold a seat that the Republican party would need.” He represents the second congressional district of Louisiana, a solidly Democratic district that includes New Orleans. Cao said earlier today that he put the needs of his district over what was popular with his own party.
Good for you, Congressman.
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