Blue Dog Mike Ross (AR) guest of honor at 7 fundraisers held by health-care companies, lobbyists

Amerigo Vespucci

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Fri Jul-31-09 10:43 PM
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Blue Dog Mike Ross (AR) guest of honor at 7 fundraisers held by health-care companies, lobbyists

On June 19, Rep. Mike Ross of Arkansas made clear that he and a group of other conservative Democrats known as the Blue Dogs were increasingly unhappy with the direction that health-care legislation was taking in the House.

"The committees' draft falls short," the former pharmacy owner said in a statement that day, citing, among other things, provisions that major health-care companies also strongly oppose.

Five days later, Ross was the guest of honor at a special "health-care industry reception," one of at least seven fundraisers for the Arkansas lawmaker held by health-care companies or their lobbyists this year, according to publicly available invitations.

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Thrill

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Fri Jul-31-09 10:49 PM
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1. Until Obama and Pelosi start calling these guys out in public

nothing will change. They need to air out their BS

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47of74

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Fri Jul-31-09 10:56 PM
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2. And Obama needs to...

...next year when Ross is up for reelection don't expect any help from the President.

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waiting for hope

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Fri Jul-31-09 11:07 PM
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3. Bully pulpit - and Obama hasn't used it

forcibly and he needs to. Bush got just about everything he wanted - and that was with a Dem majority in the House for the last two years in office. We have the majority now in both Houses and this is getting ridiculous.

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bkkyosemite

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Fri Jul-31-09 11:08 PM
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4. We need to call this guy and tell him what we think. He will probably have his voicemail all weekend

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Tierra_y_Libertad

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Fri Jul-31-09 11:11 PM
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5. Well, he's just representing his sugar daddies...er, constituents.

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DCKit

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Sat Aug-01-09 02:37 PM
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6. I'm shocked. Shocked, I say. Not really. n/t

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