Time to Dog the Dogs - Blue Dogs Against Obama?

[Stinger2]

Time to Dog the Dogs - Blue Dogs Against Obama?

But the most treacherous opposition comes from within the Democratic Party itself, from so-called "moderate" and conservative Democrats, particularly the Blue Dogs in the House and their cousins in the Senate who are working to block the changes that we need. House Blue Dogs threaten constantly to join with Republicans to cut vital investments and limit basic reforms. New Dems ingloriously worked for banks in weakening judges ability to adjust mortgages in bankruptcy. But it is in the Senate, where the opposition is most damaging. Consider:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-l-borosage/time-to-dog-the-dogs_b_176110.html


March 13 Letter to Obama,

http://thehill.com/images/stories/news/2009/march/letterhealthreform.pdf

Washington, DC - Today, members of the fiscally conservative Democratic Blue Dog Coalition launched the Blue Dog Health Care Task Force for the 111 th Congress.

http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache:FtyiWc8A8FoJ:www.majorityleader.gov/docUploads/BlueDogsHealthCareSummit030509.pdf+blue+dog+healthcare+task+force&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Blue Dogs Members;

http://www.house.gov/melancon/BlueDogs/Member%20Page.html

"Blue Dog Democrat" is derived from the term "Yellow Dog Democrat." Former Texas Democratic Rep. Pete Geren is credited for coining the term,

Mike Arcuri (NY-24) Joe Baca (CA-43) John Barrow (GA-12) Melissa Bean (IL-8) Marion Berry (AR-1) Sanford Bishop (GA-2) Dan Boren (OK-2) Leonard Boswell (IA-3) Allen Boyd (FL-2) Bobby Bright (AL-2) Dennis Cardoza (CA-18) Christopher Carney (PA-10) Ben Chandler (KY-6) Jim Cooper (TN-5) Jim Costa (CA-20) Lincoln Davis (TN-4) Joe Donnelly (IN-2) Brad Ellsworth (IN-8) Bill Foster (IL-14) Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8) Bart Gordon (TN-6) Parker Griffith (AL-5) Jane Harman (CA-36) Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD-AL), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration Baron Hill (IN-9), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy Tim Holden (PA-17) Frank Kratovil (MD-1) Jim Marshall (GA-8) Jim Matheson (UT-2) Mike McIntyre (NC-7) Charlie Melancon (LA-3), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications Mike Michaud (ME-2) Walt Minnick (ID-1) Dennis Moore (KS-3) Patrick Murphy (PA-8) Collin Peterson (MN-7) Earl Pomeroy (ND-AL) Mike Ross (AR-4) John Salazar (CO-3) Loretta Sanchez (CA-47) Adam Schiff (CA-29) David Scott (GA-13) Heath Shuler (NC-11) Zack Space (OH-18) John Tanner (TN-8) Gene Taylor (MS-4) Mike Thompson (CA-1) Charlie Wilson (OH-6)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Dog_Coalition

Blue Dogs sit on the Fence and should be voted out , how can they govern if they don’t know what side they are on, Republicans or Democrats, kinda like Zell Miller, will flop at any moment.

[ShortnFiery]

1. Time to neuter and spay those BEASTS.

:evilgrin:

[valerief]

2. Blue Dogs are Republicans in Peacenik clothing. nt

[OKNancy]

3. I think some arm-twisting or some honey would be better

than "voting them out" or harassing them. I bet most are like Dan Boren. I can't stand the little twerp, but he is better than a Republican and probably the only Democrat who could win in Oklahoma.

[ShortnFiery]

4. They have to AT LEAST support "the people" and the truly "small business owners" before ...

Large Corporations, Wall Street and the Pentagon's warmongering wasteful spending (512 Billion every year not counting our two occupations).

[lib2DaBone]

5. What is the difference in Bluedogs and DINO's (dem in name only)?

[waiting for hope]

6. Virtually none -

[Laelth]

7. I am represented by a Blue Dog (Marshall - GA 08).

I write him regularly about important issues. He votes with the party only about 60% of the time. That's better, though, than a Republican who would vote for the opposition 100% of the time.

:dem:

-Laelth

[yurbud]

8. Obama bent over backwards to accomodate those pieces of shit even appointing some to his cabinet

but like the GOP, they are mistaking his generosity for their leverage, and in so doing, they will join the GOP in the kitty litter box of history.

[marmar]

9. I'm very glad to see that there are no Michigan Dems on that list......

.....'cause Michigan Dems :headbang: :yourock:

[Stinger2]

10. Bayh announces conservative Senate Democrat group

Bayh announces conservative Senate Democrat group

In addition to Senators Bayh and Lieberman, others joining the group are Tom Carper of Delaware, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet of Colorado, Mark Begich of Alaska, Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Bill Nelson of Florida, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, and Mark Warner of Virginia

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Bayh_creates_group_of_conservative_Democratic_0318.html

Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) proclaimed today on MSNBC's Morning Joe the beginning of a new group of conservative Democrats that could work to block Obama's budget priorities.

After everything the right wing nut jobs like Joe Scarborough have done to this country, why do they still have a job? I guess the rich and powerful will not be happy until the United States is just like the fall of Rome.