How much pressure has the GOP placed on Gao this time. Recall that he was the only repub to vote

[ncteechur]

yes in November. Pretty sure they have shaken him down.

[glowing]

1. Who knows what they are promising him.. He was a fluke vote if I can recall.

I think his 2 yrs are up this fall anyway.

[DrToast]

2. He only voted for it last time because it was already passed

Don't count on him voting for it this time if his vote actually means anything.

[angee_is_mad]

3. told him he needed rethug money

to beat the colored folks for re-election.

His lil azz is gone anyway, so he need to figure it out. Figure out how he is going to vote yea and not get beatdown by the rethugs. Bless his lil heart! I almost feel sorry for him. NOT!!!

[HughMoran]

4. They threatened to make him into General Gao's chicken

slice and dice ;)

[Cha]

7. Steve Benen said he thought Cao would

probably vote no for no other reason than the republicons would turn violent if he didn't.

[HughMoran]

8. I feel the same way about Stupak

:mad:

[SoxFan]

5. Probably not as much as you'd think

Both sides seem to view Cao as a political Dead Man Walking who will lose to any halfway credible Democratic challenger. He only won last time because he was fortunate enough to run against the incomparably sleazy Bill Jefferson.

[KingFlorez]

6. He was on CNN earlier and basically said he didn't have to vote how his constituents would want

He was a long shot for re-election before, but now he can just forget it altogether, he is toast.