Posted by Dinah on December 7, 2008, at 11:27:27
It appears that he has shocked the pundits in a stunning upset of indicted Congressman William Jefferson. I'm pretty astonished myself. It's one of those things you just never think can happen. If William Jefferson won the primary, despite the federal charges, it would never occur to me that a Republican could beat him in the second district.
I find myself liking Mr. Cao very much so far. A community activist who was instrumental in leading the successful fight against a New Orleans East landfill, and a man who seems to have a passionate interest in social justice, I think he is very promising. While I don't much like categorizing people by ethnicity or gender, he is apparently the first Vietnamese-American in the House of Representatives. He and his siblings were sent to America after the fall of Saigon, and his personal story is really impressive. I of course will reserve judgment until I see how he does in Congress. But it does my heart good to see someone who so clearly passionate about social justice get a chance to do something about it.
That old poem of Edgar A Guest that my mom kept reciting to me as a kid keeps tickling my brain since I heard. "It Couldn't Be Done" It's funny how those things that drove you nuts as a kid come back to you with a bit of nostalgia.
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