20/25 members of the Blue Dog Coalition voted against The Cap, Cut and Balance Act of 2011.

[LoZoccolo]

[The Magistrate]

1. Good To See They Are Learning, Sir

Of course, if they had voted like Democrats over the last several years, we would not be in this situation....

"So the answer to your question is, yes, fish think --- but not fast enough!"

[LoZoccolo]

3. Name one that did not have a significant partisan voting record since 1995.

[Rex]

2. Those darn fractions!

[bluestateguy]

4. and they all voted against RyanCare too

Some of these folks, given the districts they represent, are the best Democrats we will be able to get.

[DarthDem]

5. I'm Just Glad . . .

. . . that there are only 25 of them.

[Lasher]

6. Five Democrats voted for it, and every single one was a Blue Dog.

Five: The number of Democrats who joined most Republicans in supporting the bill. They were Democratic Reps. Dan Boren (Okla.), Jim Cooper (Tenn.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (N.C.) and Heath Shuler (N.C.).

All five are members of the conservative Blue Dog Coalition.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/2chambers/post/by-the-numbers-the-house-cut-cap-and-balance-act-vote/2011/07/19/gIQAJhNlOI_blog.html

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[LoZoccolo]

8. I don't deny that.

[Marr]

9. So you're just offering spin. Gotcha.

[LoZoccolo]

10. I'm not sure how my original post really hides that.

[Marr]

11. Super.

Since we both agree you're just doing sales pitches for the party's right wing, I'll just consider these little drive-by's as commercials in the future.

[LoZoccolo]

12. I'm making a pitch for ensuring a base of support for Social Security.

[Renew Deal]

13. How is offering a correct fact spin?

"20/25 members of the Blue Dog Coalition voted against The Cap, Cut and Balance Act of 2011."

What's the spin?

[bullwinkle428]

14. Please. This cut/cap/balance horseshit was considered too far

out there for most of the Republicans! The only reason so many of them actually voted for was that it didn't have a chance in hell of getting anywhere with a Democratic Senate and WH.

It was political cover to save their asses with the wacko teabagger voters in their own districts.

It's actually quite shameful that even 1 Democrat stepped up to vote for this.

[LoZoccolo]

15. You make my argument for me because the blue dogs wouldn't depend on those votes.