Comments on: Jim Cooper Congratulates Blue Dogs on How Much They’re Doing for the Uninsured

By: jdavidf

jdavidf — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:04:39 +0000

Cooper is my, um, representative. I’ve about given up on him. I’ve emailed him several times and he responds about how thrilled he is to hear from me and then gently kicks me to the curb. Apparently, not bending over nearly far enough for this Nashvillian..

By: roxsteady

roxsteady — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:41:38 +0000

To the stupid ass people who vote for these folks! You truely do get the government you deserve. Sadly, the rest of us are forced to suffer for your stupidity. Do us all a favor. When the next election comes around, take your stupid asses to the movies or something. Voting seems to be well above your paygrade.

By: jimjr

jimjr — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:24:55 +0000

I received a campaign postcard mailer from my bluedog rep yesterday saying that I should call him and thank him for fighting to improve Medicare without making seniors pay more. Also saying:

while some members of Congress are working to pass a House bill that could raise Medicare premiums by as much as 20 percent, Congressman Bill Foster…is fighting to pass bipartisan health care reforms that will strengthen and improve Medicare without raising premiums on seniors who have drug coverage.

And who paid for this message?

Paid for by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Unbelievable!

By: AngelsAwake

AngelsAwake — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:49:34 +0000

In a way, he’s being honest. Representing the public’s views IS unusual in this system.

By: Gitcheegumee

Gitcheegumee — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:27:28 +0000

Let’s make it a tie for best in show for the S.O.B.lue Dogs.Check this out from Steve King,courtesy Think Progress:

Steve King: The ‘best vote’ I ever cast in Congress was opposing Katrina relief.By Amanda Terkel at 12:00 pm

Rep. Steve King: The ‘best vote’ I ever cast in Congress was opposing Katrina relief.
In a new interview with The Hill, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) reveals his proudest moment as a lawmaker:

THE HILL: What vote would you like to redo?

KING: I don’t really go back and re-live that sort of thing. Some of the big votes that I’ve thought about, some of the jury’s still out. And at this point, maybe I’d answer that question another way, probably the singular vote that stands out that went against the grain, and it turns out to be the best vote that I cast, was my “no” vote to the $51.5 billion to [Hurricane] Katrina. That probably was my best vote. But as far as doing something different again, I don’t know.

By: Gitcheegumee

Gitcheegumee — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:48:48 +0000

The Blue Dogs: Best Friends of Big BusinessJul 29, 2009 … The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) recently published an investigation into the Blue Dogs and the money behind their rising power …
whowhatwhy.com/…/the-blue-dogs-big-businesss-best-friends/ - Cached - Similar_——————————

NOTE: This is a super article and outlines MUCH more about the $$$$ behind the Blue Dogs, including Con-AGra and the tie in to Goldman Sachs.

As I said earlier, Blanche Lincoln-also from Arkansas -another Blue Dog-has just been named head of Agricultural Committee.

She will no doubt represent ConAgra’s interests in Arkansas, and even Ray Charles can see its ties to Tyson and WalMart ,who are from Arkansas also-not to mention their interests in union busting.

The Blue Dog terminology CAME from the George Rodrigues paintings of Blue Dogs,hanging in Tauzin and Jimmy Hayes’ Capitol Hil offices,btw.

By: msmolly

msmolly — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:43:35 +0000

I hate to get all nitpicky, but this is at least the third thread I’ve seen this on, plus it is a diary on The Seminal. Please let’s give it a rest….

By: Gitcheegumee

Gitcheegumee — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:40:27 +0000

As the health-care reform debate continues into the fall, don’t forget that many of the Blue Dogs represent small states whose health-care markets are dominated by local monopolies.
For example, Blue Cross Blue Shield controls 75 percent of Mike Ross’s Arkansas, where health-care premiums rose 66 percent between 2000 and 2007.“The Blue Dogs: Best Friends of Big Business”,David V. Johnson,7/29/09

By: cbl2

cbl2 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:38:47 +0000

but we’re doing double back flips to help the uninsured

he must mean uninsured Courthouse builders

’cause the lying sack-o-shit sure as hell wasn’t talking about the uninsured at Nashville General Hospital

By: ShotoJamf

ShotoJamf — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:36:10 +0000

“Can banks refuse to accept blood money?”

All the cash (and further commitments) they’ve extracted from the Federal Treasury would suggest that that’s pretty much standard operating procedure.

As for Cooper and Ross? Subhuman dirtbags. Throwing them into a federal correctional facility would be way too generous…