Blue Dogs Fill Their Bowls with Cash

[babsbunny]

http://www.publicintegrity.org/articles/entry/1572/

Moderate Democratic Coalition’s Leverage Draws Interest Across Spectrum
By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta | July 22, 2009

Whether the subject is health care reform, climate change, or pay-as-you-go budgeting rules, almost everyone, it seems, suddenly wants to talk with the Blue Dogs. President Obama’s White House meeting with members of the fiscally conservative Democratic coalition earlier this week is but the latest indication that the Blue Dogs — 52 members strong — have deftly turned themselves into a key voting bloc at the nexus of power. With them, the Democrats do not need a single Republican to back their legislation; without them, the Democratic agenda would be in serious peril. And as their clout has expanded, fundraising has grown accordingly, not just from traditionally Democratic contributors, but from unexpected quarters as well.

[Captain Hilts]

1. Shouldn't we start calling them 'red' dogs? nt

[MichiganVote]

2. They should be called the dead dogs for all the good they're doing.

[spanone]

3. pay for play

[Obamanaut]

4. They have all been in office for awhile, and will be reelected if they

choose to run. They are talked about, maligned, vilified, and reelected. It doesn't matter if they are considered useless, as long as they have the correct party affiliation, shoot, let's just hold on to that seat.

Then talk about them some more.

This is part of the reason we are screwn, we hang onto the deadwood because it's the deadwood we are familiar with.

[undeterred]

5. Be sure to refer to them by their corporate donor names...

Senator Walmart (D-AR) (Blanche Lincoln)

Senator Citigroup (D-DE) (Tom Carper)

Senator Microsoft (D-WA) (Maria Cantwell)

Senator Blue Cross Blue Shield (D-OR)(Ron Wyden)

Senator Disney (D-FL) (Bill Nelson)

Senator Mutual of Omaha (D-NE) (Ben Nelson)

Senator JP Morgan Chase (D-LA) (Mary Landrieu)

Senator Fannie Mae (D-ND) (Kent Conrad)

Senator Schering-Plough (D-MT) (Max Baucus)

Senator Time Warner (D-CA) (Dianne Feinstein)

Senator Eli Lilly (D-IN) (Evan Bayh)

Senator Entergy (D-AR) (Mark Pryor)

Senator Purdue Pharma (I-CT) (Joe Lieberman)

Senator Philip Morris (D-VA) (Mark Warner)

List of Blue Dogs from http://www.billpress.com /

[mdavies013]

6. What if we put up signs by thier offices listing what they have sold their votes for....

...and detail how they only care about one thing...money.

[OHdem10]

7. Our Leaders created a monster did they not??? Never requiring

any commitment to Democratic Party. Permitting them to vote
their district has been a ruse.