Let's hear it for Byron Dorgan!

[alexwcovington]

And all the things he does.

[indigobusiness]

1. hear, hear...A true American hero

and a good NoDak.

http://sludgereport.blogspot.com/

[Ediacara]

2. I like Byron Dorgan because he's a democrat from North Dakota

And like all the dems from big bad red states (Baucus, Daschle, Johnson, Conrad, Nelson, Edwards, etc), he doesn't vote with DU on all the issues, but he is on OUR SIDE more often than most would care to acknowledge.

[indigobusiness]

3. DU isn't a single-minded monolith...

it is a forum.

[alexwcovington]

4. Much like The Forum of Fargo

Except more liberal.

[Ediacara]

5. Oh I agree

But I think that we can both agree that the median on DU is the left of the median in the DNC as a whole.

I get sick and tired of people berating good dems like Baucus, Dorgan, Daschle etc because they aren't as liberal as the DU median, while they IGNORE the fact that they're from AT BEST leans Bush states. I fully understand the frustration with more conservative dems like Lieberman who are from liberal states, but people need to cut the more conservative dems from Bush states a little slack.

[indigobusiness]

7. Group-think is always cause for concern.

Regardless of political bent.

[wryter2000]

6. I don't know what we're celebrating today

But I've seen Dorgan pounding Bush about the economy, and he was awesome! A fabulous combination of facts, figures, and oratory.

So, sign me up for his fan club. :bounce: