Category Archives: Blue Dog Democrats

Blue Dog Dan Departing

Rep. Dan Boren (OK-2) EDITORIAL: When the 112th Congress voted on repealing Obamacare (HR.2), Rep. Dan Boren was one of two Democrats who voted to repeal. Another Blue Dog bites the dust On the heels of an election that decimated the Blue Dog ranks in Congress, one more conservative House Democrat is packing it in. [...]

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The Great Blue Dog Flip Flop

By Craig Edwards When Obamacare passed Congress in 2010, 39 so called ‘Blue Dog’ House Democrats voted against the bill.  Only 13 of which survived re-election in the 2010 Mid-Terms.  When the 112th Congress voted on repealing Obamacare (HR.2), only Rep. Dan Boren (OK-2), Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC-7), and Rep. Mike Ross (AR-4) voted to repeal. [...]

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Then There Were Three – or – Who neutered the Blue Dogs?

It came as no surprise that the Republican controlled Congress were able to get a repeal on Obamacare.  On the final vote, 245 to 189 the GOP manged three vote from rival Democrats.  As all the eyes looked towards Sen. Harry Reid’s desk and waited for his next move – no one bothered to do [...]

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Blue Dog Democrats are Really Lap Dog Democrats

Chris Chocola, who heads up the CLUB FOR GROWTH said in today’s Wall St. Journal that the so called “Blue Dog Democrats” who are alleged to be feisty fiscal conservatives/moderates that don’t march in lockstep with Nancy Pelosi, voted with her 80% of the time in this Congress. I just wanted to point that out [...]

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Abortion foes wage war on old allies

By ALEX ISENSTADT Anti-abortion groups [Editor's note: we prefer the term "pro life"] are poised to launch a multimillion-dollar offensive against a collection of former allies — House Democrats who also oppose abortion — in an effort to discredit their credibility with anti-abortion voters and oust them from office. Four separate campaigns are in the [...]

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Solid Principles Podcast: Episode 29

Solid Principles Podcast: Episode 29 Yoopers Strike Back: When ‘Blue Dog’ Democrat Bart Stupak became the pivotal vote for Obamacare, it set into motion considerable opposition within his home district. Overnight, his Republican opponent and newcomer Dan Benishek received overwhelming support thrusting his congressional challenge into the national news cycle. As part of our 2010 [...]

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SOLID PRINCIPLES EXCLUSIVE – Dan Benishek on Stupak’s Withdrawal

We just spoke to Republican candidate in the 1st Congressional district of Michigan Dan Benishek about the sudden resignation by Rep. Bart Stupak in not seeking re-election in the 2010 Mid-Terms. Download MP3 Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Health Care Overhaul Spawns Mass Confusion for Public

By:  Margaret Talev  McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Two weeks after President Barack Obama signed the big health care overhaul into law, Americans are struggling to understand how — and when — the sweeping measure will affect them. Questions reflecting confusion have flooded insurance companies, doctors’ offices, human resources departments and business groups. “They’re saying, ‘Where [...]

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Did the California Blue Dogs Sell Their Vote for Nothing?

In the lead up to the Health Care Reform vote, we noted the following on this post Did the California Blue Dogs Sell Their Vote for Water? The National Republican Congressional Committee, have issued a statement that heavily implies, this little fishy voted twice by proxy through California Blue Dog Democrats, Dennis Cardoza and Jim [...]

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Political Cartoons

My thoughts exactly….. ~~John Cronin~~ Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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