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babylonsister

(172,673 posts) Sun May 6, 2012, 07:11 AM May 2012

"...There are no more Blue Dogs, they're called Republicans." [View all]

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/05/05/quote_of_the_day.html

Quote of the Day

"I think if you look all across the country, the so-called Blue Dogs are all gone to kennel. There are no more Blue Dogs, they're called Republicans."

-- Rep. Tim Griffin (R-AR), quoted by Politico.

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"...There are no more Blue Dogs, they're called Republicans." [View all] babylonsister May 2012 OP

Have fellow Arkansans Mike Ross and Mark Pryor suddenly become Republicans? Art_from_Ark May 2012 #1

They are.. butterfly77 May 2012 #2

And their godfather is Zell Miller. Chipper Chat May 2012 #4

Mostly Republican my ass - not a BD out there under 80% party line vote. nt dmallind May 2012 #3

Every time I looked in the Democrat-Gazette, Art_from_Ark May 2012 #5

Doesn't the percentage depend upon who is counting? AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #6

Bullshit. Even DU is more blue dog than progressive these days... saras May 2012 #7

Yep. nt raouldukelives May 2012 #10

But they vote with the Democrats on every issue except... kentuck May 2012 #8

Also, this line of reckoning ignores the "Democratic" garbage they help drive through the vote for TheKentuckian May 2012 #9