Comments on: Blue Dogs Try to Stop Card Check

By: tankertodd

tankertodd — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:46:14 +0000

n/t

By: Praying

Praying — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:27:04 +0000

By: texas214

texas214 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:36:45 +0000

there are less than 10 Senators that really want this to come to a vote. Oh they all want to give it some lip service to keep the union contributors happy, but actually voting for something this unpopular with middle America????

P O L I T I C A L S U I C I D E

By: texas214

texas214 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:20:42 +0000

It would be political suicide for them given Arkansas is the the home of Wal-l Mart, Tyson, J.B. Hunt and Stephens Investments. Basically they control all of the money and jobs in Arkansas. If there was anything passed in Congress that hurt these businesses and by default their employees, their days are numbered.

By: IJB

IJB — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:52:59 +0000

…if pushed.

The same goes for gay marriage.

Voting “Yea” on either of those issues would pretty much guarantee most Blue Dogs (and *all* Blue Dogs from the South!) a pretty substantial loss in 2010.

The interesting question here is whether the nutroots and the Commies/Lefties will actually successfully force a vote on this or not.

Based on how badly the “stimulus” went over, and how much worse the Big 3 and Bank bailout bills are likely to be received, my guess is that the Dems will fold on both Card Check and the Fairness Doctrine rather than risking becoming more nationally despised than Chris Brown.

By: DerKrieger

DerKrieger — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:53:25 +0000

I’m betting Lincoln, and probably Pryor too will vote against card check. Wal-Mart and Tyson are both HQ’d in AR and I don’t think Lincoln or Pryor want to go up against either of them.

By: Vegas_Rick

Vegas_Rick — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:34:45 +0000

either they vote to help us stop this crap sandwich, or we have a real good chance in those districts in ’10.

By: 10ksnooker

10ksnooker — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:58:26 +0000

Those in the bubble are usual the mine canaries, while the rest are guzzling it all down, drunk with power.

The tyranny of the majority, just what the Constitution was designed to check.

By: Jonah Shumate

Jonah Shumate — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:50:25 +0000

Let me tell you all something, and I hope that everyone who reads this blog takes this very seriously. The union organizations are pouring millions of dollars in to advertising in our great state, hitting our three largest markets for potential unions. We have two swing votes in our Senators out of a total of 5 Senators across the US. The other three are the D from Nebraska, Udall from CO, and Landrieu from LA. The other two are from Arkansas.

We have been working hard to tell our Senators how damaging this legislation is. One of our Senators even had the gumption to appear in our State with the condition that they would not discuss nor take questions about EFCA. That is how serious this is. Neither have publicly stated how they will vote. We have heard privately that one has stated they will vote no. Until its public, I dont believe it.

For all you RedStaters out there, please take the time and call ALL THE OFFICES of these swing votes! Just like you did for the stimulus bill, please, with all that is left in your body call these offices and tell them that you want this defeated! We dont have to talk about how this is so detrimental. We dont have to discuss just how bad this will be.

Arkansans need your help. AMERICA needs your help!

By: bk

bk — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:01:08 +0000

Berry’s constituents oppose it, but he voted for it in order not to upset Mistress Nancy.

By: TxCon

TxCon — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:45:18 +0000

These Blue Dogs talk tough before the vote only to cave in and vote the way Pelosi wants them to. (see Boren D-OK)