Bush Dog Democrats. Just heard on CSPAN Washington Journal LOL

[liberaldemocrat7]

A woman just called in and took Chris Van Hollen to trask for the DCCC shunting progressive Democrats aside in the 2004 Democratic primaries for house and senate. She told it like it appears.

Bush dog Democrats indeed.

[MannyGoldstein]

1. "Bush Dog Democrats" - I Love It!

Not heard that one before.

[liberaldemocrat7]

8. I did not call Chris Van Hollen a Bush dog democrat but he did defend Rahm Emmanuel

after the woman said that Emmanual shunted progressives out of contention for primaries by supporting the more coservative candidates.

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. Thank you for that clarification

Some here are having trouble understanding your OP. :eyes:

[hootinholler]

2. Nice phrase

:rofl:

-Hoot

[cali]

3. Chris Van Hollen is part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus

and hardly a bush dog. Do facts matter?

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. Does he belong to the DCCC?

If he is representing them on TV, then he does indeed get to listen to criticism about them.

[cali]

6. Did I say he shouldn't have to listen to criticism? Great straw man

I said he's not a bush dog democrat, as the OP claimed.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. No it doesn't

Go back and read it again.

Next time I am charging you for my tutoring services. :)

[LiberalEsto]

17. He heads the DCCC nt

[Zodiak]

5. ...and there are a lot of them

In the Senate, nearly half of the Democrats vote with Bush's policies more than 50% of the time when they cone to the floor for passage...and they rubber-stamp most of his nominations, as well.

In the House, there are about 70 Democrats who do the same.

They are Bush-supporting Democrats, and they still expect progressives like you and me to vote for them.

It's an abusive relationship that I want no part of.

[Cha]

13. And it's not like the bushits

ever had the best interests of America in mind or anyone else except themselves..and then bushits' polls took a dive because the people woke up to how bad they are for the country and the damn bushdog dinos are still enabling him..they're bushitdogs.

[LiberalEsto]

7. Chris is my congressman

I worked on his initial campaign to take the Maryland 8th District seat from a long-time Republican.

I am now completely disgusted with him. Back in August he mouthed the official Nancy Pelosi line that impeachment would be a waste of time and resources.

Hello Chris? You out there? We want you and the other bushdogs to stop cringing and stand up for our Constitution, for heaven's sake.

[proud2BlibKansan]

11. But but but

A DUer on this very thread says he is not a Bush dog Dem! :)

Gee I wonder who would know more - one of his constituents OR a DUer who is not a constituent. Hmmm.

[LiberalEsto]

14. Chris SAYS he is progressive

and he does vote fairly liberally for the most part,

but I'd characterize him as one of Nancy's lapdogs.

[Virginia Dare]

15. Would you rather have Connie back?...n/t

[LiberalEsto]

16. No, I'd rather have a Kucinich

in that House seat

[Virginia Dare]

18. How truly progressive is Montgomery County?

I know there are pockets, but there also seems to be a lot of rich people there.

[LiberalEsto]

20. Not as progressive as I'd like

Frankly, people here are too busy with work to have much free time for anything else.

[Virginia Dare]

21. Keep fighting it LiberalEsto..

keep believing, maybe we'll get there. You guys are still better off up there than we are down here in Virginia.

[liberaldemocrat7]

19. No, I just said I did not call him a Bush Dog. For all I can tell you he could

fit the Bush Dog Democrat model for defending the practice of shunting progressives out of primaries or making them lose because the DCCC funded the conservative and not the progressive.

[proud2BlibKansan]

22. Yes I know you didn't call him a bush dog

I can read :)

[Cha]

12. I was reading "Blue" Dog Democrats

until I read the first post! Not quite awake yet..bush dog ...how I wish it weren't so damn descriptive!