Are Florida Conservatives Aware of the Democrat Cain Supports in Florida?

Can you say that Herman Cain has not been vetted?  Cain supports Democrats like Jose Serrano who supports Chavez and Castro but calls them moderate Democrats.  If Serrano is a moderate Democrat than I have swampland for sale in Arizona.  He has one of the most liberal voting records in the House but Cain thinks he is a moderate.  Why would we trust his judgement as President?  Who did the vetting or are Republicans afraid to vet a black candidate?   If this is an example of who Cain considers moderate than I throw in the towel.  Why is he running as a Republican Conservative?

Are Florida conservatives aware ... 

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Walt 

 Moderation wears a brostache.

. . . that they gave a straw poll victory to a man who supports “moderate” Democrats like Jose Serrano? If not, I bet they will be soon. In fact, I suspect they’ll be hearing a whole lot about it on the radio and TV in the weeks ahead — especially around the Miami area. And something tells me they’ll have some second thoughts about whether or not that straw poll victory was very meaningful when it comes time to cast their votes. 

Herman Cain says the Democrats he has supported in the past were “all moderate Democrats.” I was surprised to find my congressman, Rep. Jose Serrano, on that list. Is he a “moderate Democrat”? Let’s ask National Journal: 

Serrano has one of the most liberal voting records in the House.

Egad. That does not sound like “moderate Democrat” to me. But let’s look at the details: 

 In opposition to Cuban Hispanics in Congress, Serrano has been Fidel Castro’s greatest champion in the House. He has sought repeal of economic sanctions against Cuba. When questions arose about Castro’s future after major surgery in July 2006, Serrano issued a press release telling President George W. Bush, “Hands Off Cuba.” When Castro’s brother, Raúl Castro, took control, Serrano said that it was “long past time to end the charade and begin dialogue and engagement with Cuba.” Another of his issues is statehood for Puerto Rico, which he calls an American “colony.” He backs a long-stalled referendum to determine the status of the island. In 2000, Serrano was arrested at the White House while protesting the Navy’s bombing range at Vieques, Puerto Rico. He also took credit for working with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez and Citizen Energy Corp. to strike a deal to bring cheaper oil to the South Bronx. He has criticized the reluctance of House Democratic leaders to pass immigration reform.

In New York politics, Serrano backed former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer for mayor in 2001 and 2005. He backed civil-rights activist Al Sharpton for president in 2004. 

Hmm. That’s not what I generally think of when I think about what constitutes a “moderate Democrat”.

Maybe Herman Cain has a different idea of “moderate” from the one I have. I dunno. 

Then again, Jose Serrano may be quite moderate by Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan standards. And I’m pretty sure he’s a moderate by Venezuelan standards. 

Or, is he? Hmm. Well, he must be a moderate Democrat if Herman Cain supports him. I mean, it just wouldn’t make any sense otherwise, would it? 

Idunno. This just seems like another one of those things where you just have to take Herman Cain’s word for it, really.

Source:  DamnDirtyRino.com