I've been hearing from the liberals in the Garden District that they are voting for Republican hopeful Bill Cassidy because they think he's more socially "liberal" than the Democratic incumbent, Don Cazayoux. I make this statement since I'm told that Cassidy friend BM was overheard at a Garden District party pushing Cassidy in conversations with fellow party-goers a few weeks back (PG stands for party-goer:
BM: "You should vote for Bill Cassidy. He's the real liberal in this race."
PG: "Well, what about Cassidy's Louisiana Family Forum ratings?"
BM: "Well, I talked to him about that, and he said that he just did that to get elected."
Rumors abound that Bill has received donations from Planned Parenthood board members during his State Senate campaign, as they believed he was an ally, thanks to his position on the Medical Committee of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, (pdf alert), which has donated a minimum of $31,250 to Planned Parenthood of Louisiana for educational purposes since 2004. I've attempted to find out exactly how much was donated to Bill, but have had no luck, presumably due to security concerns on the part of the Planned Parenthood Board.
Well, he's turned out to be some ally of Planned Parenthood ... receiving a 100% rating from the Louisiana Family Forum in BOTH legislative sessions he's served in:
Those votes include bills limiting access to abortion at any time during the pregnancy to only when the woman's life is at stake, never mind that the woman may be the victim of rape or incest; allowing creationism to be taught in public schools; repealing the progressive Stelly Tax Plan; and refusing to expand the Louisiana Government spending cap at a time when we have major, serious infrastructure needs.
Bill Cassidy ... a former ally of Planned Parenthood, who will say anything and become anyone simply to get elected. That's not the kind of change we need in Washington.
