Can we start talking about replacing all Blue Dogs and DLC NOW?

[Phred42]

[stray cat]

1. You mean the ones that represent the people in their state and supported Obama?

but have values that are more consistent with the people in their state than main stream DU?

[Phred42]

2. Yep - I'm talking about the Republican-lite swine that have been supporting Bush

and the Reich-wing agenda for the past 8 years.

Thanks for supporting Obama - you've paid SOME penance for the terribly destructive crap you have supported. Now do the right thing and LEAVE and don't pretend you can change your stripes.

We need Progressives now to move forward, NOT the antiquated conservative ideology that has gotten us in this hole.

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein

[stray cat]

5. How can I tell a republican-lite swine compared to a conservative dem

I may disagree with on an issue?

[Phred42]

20. They are the same thing

[onehandle]

4. Ha ha.

DUers won't get that.

[LoZoccolo]

9. All you have to do is speak truth to power and the problems go away.

Get mad on a message board full of like-minded complainers! That's the way!

[BanTheGOP]

16. SLIGHTLY OFF THE BLUE DOG REFERENCE...

...but since I can't post topics, this is an appropriate place to put down the NEXT WAVE OF DEMOCRATIC WINS.

Here are the list of all 19 republicans running for senate in 2010, and 13 of the seats ARE VULNERABLE! I haven't looked at the Democratic side, but I'll analyze them and include them in a report later on, along with a complete analysis of every repug thug listed below.

To hell with a 60 seat "super majority" margin...let's get the ULTIMATE MAJORITY, 67 Senators for a CONSTITUTIONAL-SETTING MAJORITY, that can OVERRIDE SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IF NECESSARY! Think what Obama can do with THAT!!

Sam Brownback (R) of Kansas- Retiring, POSSIBLE
Richard Shelby of Alabama - If he retires, VULNERABLE!
Lisa Murkowski of Alaska - VULNERABLE!
John McCain of Arizona - If he retires, VULNERABLE!
Mel Martinez of Florida - VULNERABLE!
Johnny Isakson of Georgia - UNLIKELY
Mike Crapo of Idaho - UNLIKELY
Chuck Grassley of Iowa - May Retire, but either way VULNERABLE!
Jim Bunning of Kentucky - EXTREMELY VULNERABLE!
David Vitter of Louisiana - Scandal! VULNERABLE!
Kit Bond of Missouri - VULNERABLE!
Judd Gregg of New Hampshire - May retire, but either way VULNERABLE!
Richard Burr of North Carolina - VULNERABLE!
George Voinovich of Ohio - VULNERABLE!
Tom Coburn of Oklahoma - VULNERABLE!
Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania - Depending on health, VULNERABLE!
Jim DeMint of South Carolina - UNLIKELY
John Thune of South Dakota - VULNERABLE!
Bob Bennett of Utah - UNLIKELY

[ShenandoahAspen]

18. I would love to see Richard Burr go.

That would give NC two Democratic Senators. I hope Mike Easley decides to run against him; that would be an easy pickup for the Democrats.

[dhpgetsit]

3. Be careful what you wish for.

They could easily be replaced by right-wing extremists.

[peacetalksforall]

6. You mean Bush gift bearers - the ones who put their words and votes on a

platinum plate and delivered it to the Oval Office and shook hands and patted each other on the back?

Sorry to be so sarcastic on this Morning After.

It's just that they were all enablers and we should not sweep what they did under the rug.

Last night when all the talk was on 60 votes, I kept saying to myself, but what about our red reps.

What are they going to do now - continue to vote to Cheney's memory. Still bitter after this very short time between this morning and their last vote - the big one being FISA Immunity and all the gifts that accompanied it.

[RB TexLa]

7. Replace how?

[Taverner]

8. Am I a blue dog Democrat? I support gun rights

[Phred42]

21. Another 1 issue voter?

I also own guns - ask me how many? Answer: not enough.

You don't have to be a Blue Dog to support Gun rights.

[NeedleCast]

10. So Much Fun When DU Starts Talking Purity Tests

You're in for disapointment if you think an Obama win means some ort of Blue Dog purge...

[Jack Rabbit]

11. FDR got arrogant and tried to purge the Democratic Party of Southern conservatives

It didn't work for him, and I don't expect this to work any better.

President Obama plans to be a unifying figure. That is what we all need right now. It's the best way to purge the Rovian poison from the system.

[LoZoccolo]

17. Good call.

And it will eventually give us political advantages! :D

[Taverner]

19. That was why he ended up with Truman instead of Wallace

[NNN0LHI]

12. Have you made a "list" of those who you think should be replaced?

[western mass]

13. Who's going to help you? Obama?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/27/obamas-chief-of-staff-rah_n_138240.html

ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama has offered the White House chief of staff job to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, D-Ill...

[Xithras]

14. We reelected our local Blue Dog with a 100% majority yesterday.

Seriously, nobody even bothered to run against him (Dennis Cardoza).

While I appreciate the sentiment behind your post, the reality is that there are many areas where liberals just can't win. If we block conservative Democrats from running for those seats, we'll just be handing them back to the Republicans. So much for our congressional majorities at that point.

[cobalt1999]

15. Usually Democrats wait a little bit before trying to self-destruct.

There is the old saying "Politics is played between the 40 yard lines", it true too.

[Pastiche423]

22. Uh, Obama has already asked one of the worse DLCer

to be his CoS.

Not a good sign.

[Cleita]

25. Do not be shy about registering your disappointment with him about this

choice. Now that dip shit is no longer relevant, I will be writing Obama often on how I want him to govern. He needs my vote and yours in 2012.

[Pastiche423]

29. lol

Me shy? No way.

One day after the election and my disappointment has shattered any happiness I felt last night.

[Cleita]

23. Yep. I'm in. We can start by pressuring our Senators and House Reps

to replace Reid and Pelosi next term.

[bobbolink]

24. ABSOLUTELY! And replace 'em with Dems who care about POVERTY and HOMELESSNESS

Oooops, there are what... maybe 5 who would fit that description?

[fla nocount]

26. You're on target Phred.

There's folks walking down the center of the road this evening that haven't posted in weeks, don't let it get to you and don't try to answer each post. Let them feed on themselves and just jump out every so often and hit one in the back on the head with something pithy. You'll be thinking, they'll be running their mouths.

[rhett o rick]

27. Please explain how we can do that. Incumbent Democrats can not be replaced in a primary election.

Lieberman is the exception that proves the rule. We are stuck with all our incumbent Democrats.

[defendandprotect]

28. NOW --