Blue Dogs self-asphyxiate

[babylonsister]

Blue Dogs self-asphyxiate
by: Chris Bowers
Mon Jun 07, 2010 at 11:34


Congress returns to session this week. In case you missed it, after passing Afghanistan war funding without battling an eyelash, last week Blue Dogs slashed an economic relief bill by nearly $100 billion. It was a glorious "victory" for them:

The Blue Dogs won a significant victory by forcing House Democratic leaders to cut $79 billion in spending, including subsidies to help laid-off workers buy health insurance and ease state budget cutbacks.

This is only a victory if self-immolation is considered a victory. Consider:

1. Blue Dogs slash aid to states;

2. In response, states will engage in massive layoffs of public sector workers;

3. These layoffs will exacerbate an already dismal employment picture;

4. Voters will likely turn against Democrats as a result;

5. More Democrats in vulnerable seats will lose re-election;

6. Blue Dogs are disproportionately from vulnerable seats.

So yes, truly a big victory for the blue Dogs. They managed to reduce their own chances of re-election. Awesome!

more...

http://www.openleft.com/diary/19002/blue-dogs-selfimmolate

[Hassin Bin Sober]

1. Can't we feed them chicken-bones to hurry up the process?

[RKP5637]

2. Amazing... it's a study in self-destruction. n/t

[laughingliberal]

3. Vile and disgusting, are they. nt

[Individualist]

4. The sooner the subversive DLC is nothing more than a nasty memory, the better!

[apnu]

5. Right on. Its about the jobs stupid!

The Democratic hold on any majorities is tethered to jobs. If Americans are working and happy, they will stay in power, if not, they will turn to the other guy, whomever that is at the time. It has been this way in my 37 years of life in America.

If Americans are working Obama and the Democratic party will succeed, if they are not, we'll have a Republican majority in the Senate and maybe the House and we'll have gridlock for the next two years. At that point, if America isn't working, Obama will lose the next election.

It. Is. As. Simple. As. That.

[lib2DaBone]

6. Kicking...

:kick:

[rrneck]

7. A circular firing squad. nt

[lib2DaBone]

8. I can't resist.. one more comparison of Blue Dogs...

( ) Blue Dog

( ) Fine outstanding Businessman

( ) Bankster/Gangster

( ) all of the above

[Oceansaway]

9. K&R...n/t

[nichomachus]

10. It's really auto-erotic asphyxiation

Because they get a hard-on from making other people suffer.