The Cazayoux Truth was disappointed, but not surprised, by the results on election night. However, the truth will not be silenced. Informed voters have a chance this fall to find the right candidate for Louisiana’s Sixth Congressional District.
Cazayoux Truth will continue to watch the actions of Louisiana’s newest Democratic Congressman. Starting with his first vote:
He got his plastic voting card and cast his first vote on the House floor at 1:37 p.m., opting against a Republican effort to retool the farm bill.
The Politico reported today on Cazayoux’s attempt to hide from his new role as Democratic Congressman and Superdelegate. That’s right, Cazayoux will be casting a vote for the Democratic nominee for President. Who will he support? The more conservative of the two candidates, or the more liberal?
Being the newest Democrat in Congress also makes him the newest superdelegate, arguably a much more awesome responsibility this election year than the tut-tutting of a fledgling congressman. It was something Cazayoux didn’t even want to think about.
“You know, I’ve been running for three months,” he told Politico in a hallway outside the House chamber, “and that’s just not something I’m going to address right now.”
Was he being lobbied by either of the campaigns? Had he received the barrage of phone calls that other superdelegates have described — the answering machine messages from Madeleine Albright, the cell phone calls from Bill Clinton?
“I don’t know. Not particularly. Maybe it’ll start.”
Had he ever met Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama in person? Had he ever been brought backstage at an event for a sudden tête-à-tête, as other superdelegates had?
“Not that I know of.”
What about on the phone? Maybe Obama or Clinton had called to congratulate him on his hard-fought race?
“They may have talked to my staff. We’ve had three elections here in three months, you know. I just don’t know.”
Cazayoux cannot remain naive for long.
“Naive” was a kind word to use. I find it hard to believe that Don Cazayoux doesn’t know if he talked on the phone to Bill Clinton and doesn’t know if he ever met Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. Those sorts of events are hard to forget.
Perhaps Cazayoux also forgot the donation of $500 from him and his wife to Hillary Clinton. We just thought we would remind him.
Be informed.
