Blue Dogs or Lap Dogs?

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Blue Dog Bark Backed by Insurers

The typical member* of the Blue Dog caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives has received $10,300 more from insurers than the typical non-Blue Dog Democrat in the House (including health and accident insurers, HMOs and other health services) and only $3,625 less than the typical House Republican. Earlier this month, the Blue Dogs sent a letter to House leadership arguing that a public option should be created "only if insurance market reforms and increased competition don't lower costs on their own," according to the Politico.

The support for Blue Dogs from health care professionals is even more evident. Health pros are among the top 20 industry donors to 38 Blue Dogs since 1989 and are the No. 1 donor for five of them. Health pros have also given the typical Blue Dog $47,550 more than the typical non-Blue Dog Democrat in the House. This month the American Medical Association, which lobbies on behalf of doctors, also came out against a public health insurance plan. The AMA is among the top 20 contributors to 10 Blue Dogs since 1989.

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2009/06/blue-dog-bark-backed-by-insure.html

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Seems to me they're not "Blue Dogs" but Lap Dogs of the Insurance industry.

[ControlledDemolition]

1. Lapdogs! K&R! n/t

[BlueIdaho]

2. Contact them here...

Contact the Blue Dogs:

Kristen Hawn

Communications Director

[e-mail]

[patrice]

3. Thanks for this. We will use it.

:hi:

[upi402]

4. blue crap dogs n/t

[Ken Burch]

5. Blue Dogs doing Lap Dances for Big Insurance

n/t.

[Cleita]

6. Or as the bloggers are calling them the Blue Cross Dogs. n/t

[cascadiance]

7. Blue Dorks or Free Trader Traitors for me...

[dgibby]

8. Pound Dogs if they don't get their shit together. n/t