Went to be early last night because I wasn't feeling well. Woke up this morning, went right to TPM, saw a headline that Cao (R-LA) was the sole Republican to vote for health care reform, and didn't have to look up who he is* or why he voted that way.** This may be a sign that I'm thinking too much about politics.
*He ran against William Jefferson, aka "Cold Cash," aka "$90,000 stuffed in a freezer," who was under indictment on election day but not yet convicted. His district is so deeply blue that my guess is a Democrat even slightly less corrupt than Jefferson would have been able to hold the seat.
**I imagine he would like to remain in office and realizes that he probably won't be running against someone with a freezer full of money next year, and this is a pretty dramatic statement that he will go against his party to support the views of his constituents.
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