The New Democratic majority

The New Democratic Majority

While Emanuel is given credit for turning power over to the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives, the majority is fractured.

Many of the candidates that Emanuel helped elect have joined with a group of self-styled conservative Blue Dog Democrats and have cast key votes with Republicans and stymied Democratic efforts to end the occupation of Iraq and the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program.

Thirteen of the Democratic members of the House elected in 2006 joined The Blue Dog Coalition; a group that, according to its spokesperson, has no official stance on withdrawal from Iraq or the president's warrantless wiretapping program. However, 30 out of 47 of the Blue Dog members broke with the majority of Democrats and cast votes in favor of the recent Protect America Act, a bill that greatly expanded the power of the executive branch to spy on Americans. The caucus also broke with the majority of Democrats when 40 of the Blue Dog members voted to continue funding the occupation of Iraq without a timetable for withdrawal.

In an interview shortly after his election, freshman Blue Dog member Tim Mahoney told the Charlotte Sun, a local paper from his district, that he attended a meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and told her "The president should be free to maintain troops in Iraq, if the purpose is to thwart terrorism."


full article: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/090607J.shtml

you know they've chugged from the neocon punch bowl. In a sane world, they'd be dismissed as someone who lacked credibility.

Anyone who speaks of "winning the War on Terror" lacks credibility, because they're no longer part of the reality-based community.

or he just doesn't care if his lies are obvious.

Blue Dogs? No, lying dirty dogs.

that is cracked up to be

Dino republican lite trust baby's to get our votes and maintain the corrupt criminals hold on power.

Lyin' Liebermani sons of bitches...

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