A Survey of the Blue Dogs on Iraq

By Big Tent Democrat, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 12:48:44 PM EST
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At daily kos, BarbinMD writes a must read post on Blue Dogs and Iraq. The heart of the matter:

I called all 43 of the Blue Dog Dems and asked:
Does the Congressman support requiring that all troops are properly rested, trained and equipped before being sent to Iraq?

A simple yes or no question. And some of the answers I received?

I'll have to get back to you on that.
Well I'm sure she does in principle...let me get back to you.

I'm pretty sure he does...let me get back to you.

Ummm, that's a sensitive issue. I'll get back to you
I'd like to run that by him. I haven't heard that question before. . . .

As Barb says, the question is simple, the answer seems obvious. But no tying Bush's hands is the Blue Dog Motto.

I think this is somewhat off topic to what the issue really is, ending the funding for the Debacle, but it is indicative of what is now acceptable in some circles of the Democratic Party.

Not in my circle.

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On the campuses... (5.00 / 2) (#1)
by Edger on Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 12:56:25 PM EST

The Students are Stirring:
A Campus Antiwar Movement Begins to Make Its Mark

"I'm As Mad As Hell, And I'm Not Going To Take This Anymore"

Time to act (5.00 / 2) (#7)
by Andreas on Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 01:52:20 PM EST

It is not enough to protest.

It is time to act:

The International Students for Social Equality (ISSE) and the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) announce an emergency conference against the US occupation of Iraq and preparations for a military assault on Iran. The conference will be held on March 31 and April 1, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The (none / 0) (#11)
by Wile ECoyote on Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 02:10:42 PM EST

socialists are having a conference. That counts as action?


: Question (none / 0) (#19)
by jimakaPPJ on Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 05:48:55 PM EST

Didn't you smell it??
;-)

In Other Words.... (5.00 / 4) (#2)
by kdog on Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 12:59:19 PM EST

Our congresspeople don't go the restroom without clearing it with their handlers and media gurus.

What I said two weeks ago (5.00 / 3) (#3)
by andgarden on Tue Mar 13, 2007 at 01:02:09 PM EST

and maintain now is that the only way we can get close to defunding is if we brutalize the blue dogs.

: To the Blue Dogs (5.00 / 3) (