The Blue Dogs Are Getting Restless

Finally, it appears that the Blue Dog Democrats in the Congress are getting worried.  I’m truly surprised that it took this long, but I don’t know why. 

These are Democrats which Pelosi and her gang managed to get elected in districts that are fairly to extremely conservative.  The Blue Dogs got elected, because they managed to convince their constituents that they were not that different from their Republican counterparts and that they would act moderately, as opposed to some of the spending-crazed Republicans of the recent past.

But when the Blue Dogs came to Washington, they just lined up to march behind Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi.  Oh, there are a few votes where Nancy allowed them to vote against her bills, but only when the votes weren’t needed.  All in all, they have signed up for the Liberal agenda.

But now we have seen Democrats getting hammered in districts which aren’t known for being at all conservative–New Jersey, Virginia and now, of all places, the very blue Massachusetts.  And so the Blue Dogs are apparently worried that they might not fare so well next time when they try to convince their votes that they are Moderates.

A case in point is Senator, Evan Bayh (D-Indiana), a longtime Moderate who, like all the Blue Dogs, has jumped whenever Harry Reid has asked him to do so.  He is now calling for President Obama to announce a freeze of all discretionary spending in the State of the Union address and to veto all spending which violates this pledge. 

See:  http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/77651-bayh-calls-for-freeze-in-discretionary-spending-

There is not a chance in hell that Obama will listen to Evan Bayh, but they have never been political partners.  In fact, Obama is in the process of trying to propose another spending bill, a so-called “Jobs Bill” which no doubt will just throw money at “green” technologies that have no jobs or at efforts to save another species of tree frog.

Nevertheless, it is about time that Evan, and other supposed Moderates,  decided to speak out.  He must really be worried about his re-election.

Thanks again, Massachusetts!