Clueless Cao

Rep. Joseph Cao (R-LA) managed to knock off a corrupt Democrat in 2008 to win a seat in Louisiana that hadn't been held by a Republican since the earth cooled.  Cao took his bipartisanship way too seriously, siding with the Dems on some of their key issues because his district is so Democrat he figured it was his only hope to retain the seat.  He even hoped he'd get Obama's endorsement in the upcoming race.

Uh...no:

Republican Rep. Joseph Cao — in an act of either selfless concern or political expediency — says he “must” warn President Obama that the Democratic candidate he’s endorsed in the race has a history of ethical problems.

The Louisiana congressman is smarting after Obama used his first general election ad to endorse Cao’s opponent, Democrat Cedric Richmond. According to Cao’s campaign, he had hoped Obama would endorse him considering all he did for Democrats — like being the only Republican to cast a floor vote for the health care overhaul.

“He didn’t even have the courtesy (to call us)” before running the ad, Cao spokesman Devin Johnson told FoxNews.com. “That hurt the congressman. At least, he wanted that courtesy.”

But Cao says there must be an explanation — Obama must not have known about Richmond’s ethical problems.

“I believe that has happened in the congressional race for District 2 here in Louisiana,” Cao said in a written statement. “No one apparently told the president that Cedric Richmond had his law license suspended for lying to the voters; that he has been the subject of two ethics violations while a legislator.”

Does Cao really think Obama cares if a Democrat has ethics problems? Of course not. Even if Cao had voted with Obama on every issue Obama was sure to support his Dem opponent in November. To Democrats bipartisanship means Republicans agreeing with Democrats and nothing more.

Cao probably deserves to lose that seat.