I don't like blue dogs any more than most of you, but,

[MoonRiver]

if ever there were a time to put forward conservative Dems in the right wing gerrymandered districts, it is right now. A House majority is a real possibility after tea crazies threw their hissyfit, and saner Rethugs failed to spank them. Certainly there are many districts with Rethug moderate congress critters that are in our grasp, but why not go for the more difficult ones also?

[cali]

1. I agree.

[Nye Bevan]

2. Isn't President Obama a "blue dog"?

What positions does he hold that are to the left of the "blue dogs"?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

4. gay marriage. abortion.

[cali]

12. uh, I hate to point out the obvious, but he's not in the House

you are a wee bit confused. do you want to see liberals elected? anywhere?

[Nye Bevan]

13. Whoops, I'm always getting those different branches of government mixed up (nt)

[Jamaal510]

15. Supports higher taxes on the rich, stricter gun laws,

expanded access to health care, pro-choice, supports Affirmative Action, fair pay for women, and supports immigration reform. That list of stances right there is already to the left of many Blue Dogs.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. agreed

[leftstreet]

5. Hopefully they'll be more rightwing than the GOPers

Then it's a total victory!!!

[MoonRiver]

6. Doubtful, sarcasm noted, but the real point is of course TAKING BACK THE HOUSE. n/t

[leftstreet]

7. And then we'll be told 'crucial votes hostage to Blue Dogs'

Or maybe they'll just start calling themselves Tea Dogs

[MoonRiver]

8. Is that worse than having Rethugs ruling the roost?

Nancy Pelosi, unlike Orange Man, knows how to get her House in order.

[Vincardog]

9. Remember the sub human known as Lieberman?

[stranger81]

17. Or Zell Miller, anyone?

No thank you . . . .

[Chan790]

23. ...or Joe Manchin.

http://www.ontheissues.org/Joe_Manchin_III.htm

On The Issues is one of my favorite sites, it keeps politicians from being able to run away from their records and previous stances.

[leftstreet]

10. But then the Democrats can't blame the Republicans

That's how this works...

[Vincardog]

19. They need to be blaming the brain dead Conservatives.

[DireStrike]

24. Yes it is worse.

It is disempowering when you have to explain to people why a Democratic majority can't get anything done. At least republicans are an enemy you can fight against. This blue dog shit splits the party and makes ALL Democrats look incompetent.

How much worse it is depends on how often they actually vote with the fucking caucus that supported them and got them elected.

[MoonRiver]

25. I do not agree.

Being in the majority is ALWAYS best.

[DireStrike]

26. It depends how much they vote with you.

If we had 49 democrats and 3 moderate republicans who vote with the dems 60% of the time, it is better than 52 democrats with 3 blue dogs who vote with dems 40% of the time.

The majority only counts if it votes as a block.

[cynatnite]

11. Hopefully the voters won't be allowed to forget. n/t

[BluegrassStateBlues]

14. No one would disagree that teabaggers are worse than conservative Dems.

I'd rather have 535 Feinsteins than even 1 libertarian.

[pnwmom]

18. Huh? I would disagree with your first statement.

Not with your second, however.

[BluegrassStateBlues]

20. Oh, shit.

That was a very, very bad screw up on my part.

I'm glad someone said something or I would have never noticed it.

[pnwmom]

22. Your second statement told me what you really were trying to say.

I like your first one better now, though!

[Jamaal510]

16. Blue Dogs will at least vote with us

roughly 70% of the time, at the worst. But you'll be lucky to even find any 'Baggers or other Republicans who will cooperate these days.
Another thing to add is that while I myself am also not a fan of Blue Dogs, I recognize that it's virtually impossible to win with a bleeding- heart liberal candidate in a state like Utah or Idaho. In any Blue state, you can certainly have all the left-wing candidates you want, but that won't fly in any Red states unfortunately.

[MFrohike]

21. Just be realistic about them

A lot of times excuses are posted for representatives who can vote left but choose not to do so. If the rep in question is in a situation analogous to Mike McIntyre, then he's probably got to vote right because he's hanging onto his seat by his fingernails. If it's a district that leans right, but the particular rep wins with a decent margin, then it's a lot less forgivable.

[Beacool]

27. Remember in 2010 when the Left was crowing with delight that several Blue Dogs were defeated?

Well, who won those seats? Republicans, that's who.

Great strategy, skippy.............