The Future of a Catholic Politician
Wednesday December 17, 2008
I've written about Anh (Joseph) Cao, the neophyte New Orleans Republican and former Jesuit seminarian who won a surprise victory over the once invincible but now disgraced (allegedly) Rep. Wiiliam Jefferson earlier this month in a storm-delayed Congressional election. Cao...
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Wow, yeah...a politician who actually sees the real issues and says she wants to focus on them instead of boilerplate party rhetoric. Those kind of things can't possibly help a political career, can they?
Actually, if she wants to hold her position as US Representative for a long time, that outlook will probably help. She'll enjoy great popularity with her constituents and can also blunt any Democratic attacks on her.
But, if she wants to deal with the surreal world of the Senate or Presidential politics, well, hopefully the nation will have matured by then. But I'm not holding my breath.
If I lived in his district, they would help his career with me.
A realist, to be sure, thank whatever heavens there be. As a Congressman really has no influence on abortion or any other issue that would ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court, his attitude is the sensible one.
Methodistsearching said, "Wow, yeah...a politician who actually sees the real issues
As a Catholic, the murder of innocent unborn children is a real issue. Don't see how it couldn't be..
As for the Congessman, his general stance will help him politically, because people like Methodistsearching find it inoffensive, and people like me find the rebuilding of that district an understandable priority.
Regarding his place in the GOP, his position can't hurt him there.
And as to the Catholic Church, as long as he doesn't blatantly misrepresent the teachings of the Church like Pelosi and Biden and others do, than it's no problem. That's what a lot of non-Catholics (and nominal Catholics) don't get. The politicians get in trouble with the bishops when they declare they know Catholic doctrine better than the experts do and then go on Meet the Press and talk about it.
I do live in his district, and I'm THRILLED. I hope the Process of Politics will leave him alone and let him do his job! No community, especially this community of New Orleans, should be focusing on things of such a personal nature when there is so much economic and infrastructural need for CHANGE!
Preach it from the pulpit, but don't use it as a measuring stick when it comes to mucking up the operations and growth of a community.
I'm hopeful. I would have been devastated if Dollar Bill Jefferson had managed to win that election.
What's the more important concern, human dignity or filthy lucre?
I just love how "progressive" is little more than a code for "borgeouis".
What's the more important concern, human dignity or filthy lucre? I just love how "progressive" is little more than a code for "borgeouis".
Odd, it seems to me that the conservatives are more interested in filthy lucre than in human dignity.
Whitewashed sepulchres who talk about life but keep the living in misery.
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