We think of courage primarily in terms of battlefields, not a green light on a scoreboard. Yet that very light, registered by Republican Joseph Cao on the House scoreboard on Saturday, is symbolic of the courage of a man taking risks to benefit others.
Cao, a New Orleans native, is creating a political sensation not only because he is the first Vietnamese American to serve in Congress or the poorest member of the Louisiana delegates, but because he is the only Republican vote out of 177 in favor of the Democratic …