The intolerance of the left wing of the Democratic Party’s members of Congress for those who do not agree with them on health care reform was on display again, in public. Many of the old bull Democratic House Chairmen are hard core leftists, like the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee’s Health Subcommittee, Pete Stark (D-CA).
Yesterday, Stark pounded his fellow Democratic colleagues on health care reform. In a media conference call sponsored by Campaign for America’s Future, Congressman Stark called Blue Dogs “brain dead,” and went on to say:
“They’re just looking to raise money from insurance companies and promote a right-wing agenda that is not really very useful in this whole process.”
(Subcommittee Chairman Stark has called Health Savings Accounts the weapons of mass destruction of health care and he is a strong supporter of a single payer Canadian style health care system.)
But his attack on the Blue Dogs really signals his general level of frustration and his contempt for his colleagues. (You have to be really over to the left if you think the Blue Dogs are “right-wing.”)
It also means that Stark has all but written off their support for his health care bill — and is yet another indication that the left-wing of the Democratic party is isolated and beside themselves over the attacks on their plan, and its lack of support among their Democratic colleagues.
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Send the man a copy
DerKrieger (Diary) Friday, August 28th at 10:58PM EST (link)…of the Constitution. He apparently doesn’t know it’s a “right wing” document.
The Left never ceases in trying to subvert the language. An attempt to prevent the government from further exceeding its Constitutional limitations and retain our God given liberties is tantamount to ignorance and rebellion to these arrogant ‘old bulls’.
It is people like Stark, Markey, Pelosi, Durbin, Dodd, Kennedy, Waxman, Rangel, et al that best demonstrate the need for term limits. All these Congressional lifers in uncompetitive, super safe seats are the ones that manage to hang around long enough to acquire all the top positions and power in the parties. Districts with high turnover don’t have the opportunity to dethrone the most contemptible Marxists in Congress.
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
Indeed. Stark Is Obnoxious.
Repair_Man_Jack (Diary) Friday, August 28th at 11:18PM EST (link)He, like Jim Moran, is an intolerable jerk who has no business legislating.
” I side impenitently with the human race against the modern reformer.” – C.S. Lewis
That's one way to build party loyalty... not.
Old_Crow (Diary) Friday, August 28th at 11:14PM EST (link)Let me guess, Stark’s grade school report cards said “does not play well with others”.
Stark would consider JFK to be right wing (actually most of today’s dems are way to the left of JFK).
“Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.” — James Madison
The Dems Go After Each Other
twomoon Friday, August 28th at 11:33PM EST (link)In 2008 the Dems recruited attractive candidates to create a big tent party to build their congressional majorities. It is now clear that Obama, Pelosi and Reid completely lack the political management skills to effectively deploy this large but ideologically diverse majority. Dem-on-Dem attacks will become increasingly frequent and their caucuses will look like circular firing squads. The prospect of defeat will make it vicious and blameful. Remember the last pathetic days of the Hillary campaign? That’s what’s coming for the Dems. Think of Obama, Pelosi and Reid as Larry, Moe and Curly.
I can't believe you'd insult the 3 stooges so; they're way more classy. :) nt
Xasteius (Diary) Saturday, August 29th at 2:19AM EST (link)Don’t leave the party, hijack it back!
The only poll that counts is the one at the ballot box.
I don’t want to be Reagan. I want to be a Chance/Soros hybrid.
Brain Dead, Blue Dog Democrats?
Tbone (Diary) Friday, August 28th at 11:36PM EST (link)What’s his point?
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
beatin' to the obvious point - this Blue-Dog MYTH is annoyingly wrong
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Saturday, August 29th at 12:50PM EST (link)He is mostly right, of course… what is worse is the Politically Brain-dead that vote in these CINOs, PLINOs, Blue-Dogs… we gotta stop allowing them to be called “Conservative Democrats” and using the correct desriptive of “semi-Conservative ‘sounding’ CINO Democrat Pavlov Dogs” — if they were actually “Conservative” as the Blue-Dog MYTH tries to project there would have been ZERO chance of the Porkulus, Crap-and-Tax, HC takeover, etc…. of the ObamAgenda: the 14 Legislative agenda items (and other things) Obama wants to distract from
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
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(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
teddy need to take this 1200 page whoremongus kennedy-obamacare to its grave
bobojake (Diary) Friday, August 28th at 11:45PM EST (link)where it belongs.
GDOAT! Mike Huckabee 2012
aicnews (Diary) Saturday, August 29th at 2:14AM EST (link)Check out Mike Huckabee’s new theme song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Ezc5gGIXY
The McCain Campaign is taking an idea from the Obama Campaign and have launched a new website devoted to fighting rumors and political attacks, http://therealmccain.com
Listen, Know your Enemy
GenEarly Monday, August 31st at 11:48AM EST (link)You can reason with a reasonable person. You can agree to disagree with a reasonable person. The poster above is a socialist at best but probably a communist sympathizer in reality. I did not support McCain(progressive) and certainly not Obama (communist) FYI.
These “Useful Idiots” as the above poster represents are a significant portion of the population. Do you trust these people to follow the rule of law, provide for your health care, domestic security, etc. ? Of course not, know that they are unreasonable and mean to do you in. Walk softly, Carry a big stick. Be Prepared they will not stop of their own volition.
WOW.. Their mean.....
smitch61 Saturday, August 29th at 2:14AM EST (link)They are meaner to their Moderates, than the GOP moderates are to the conservatives.
You don't support ObamaCare???
6eorge Jetson (Diary) Saturday, August 29th at 3:19AM EST (link)Contact blue-dog dems to oppose obamacare, ref 'brain-dead' rmarks!
njre Saturday, August 29th at 7:38AM EST (link)List of their emails:
tessa.gould@mail.house.gov, john.zody@mail.house.gov, dean.mitchell@mail.house.gov, pia.carusone@mail.house.gov, kate.haas@mail.house.gov, trish.reilly@mail.house.gov, meg.joseph@mail.house.gov, scott.fairchild@mail.house.gov, peter.chandler@mail.house.gov, donna.pignatelli@mail.house.gov, susan.mcavoy@mail.house.gov, ron.carleton@mail.house.gov, denis.fleming@mail.house.gov, melanie.morris@mail.house.gov, stacey.alexander@mail.house.gov, brad.morris@mail.house.gov, april.metwali@mail.house.gov, lisa.quigley@mail.house.gov, ashley.jones@mail.house.gov, phyllis.hallmon@mail.house.gov, beecher.frasier@mail.house.gov, chad.causey@mail.house.gov, jason.buckner@mail.house.gov, matt.walker@mail.house.gov, drew.goesl@mail.house.gov, hayden.rogers@mail.house.gov, angela.kouters@mail.house.gov, sharon.wheeler@mail.house.gov, joe.bonfiglio@mail.house.gov, mark.brownell@mail.house.gov, tim.mccann@mail.house.gov, sam.marchio@mail.house.gov, linda.macias@mail.house.gov, vickie.walling@mail.house.gov, howard.bauleke@mail.house.gov, stuart.chapman@mail.house.gov,
rebecca.coleman@mail.house.gov, nichole.reynold@mail.house.gov, nichole.reynolds@mail.house.gov, scott.schloegel@mail.house.gov, sarah.benzing@mail.house.gov, drew.goesl@mail.house.gov, ms01ima@mail.house.gov, chad.causey@mail.house.gov, in09ima@mail.house.gov
Sample letter for ref.:-
Congressmen,
In a media conference call sponsored by Campaign for America’s Future, Congressman Stark called Blue Dogs “brain dead,” and went on to say:
“They’re just looking to raise money from insurance companies and promote a right-wing agenda that is not really very useful in this whole process.”
Are you going to take such nonsensical, ill-willed attacks from them?
Please stay strong, stand up tall! NO ONE can make you compromise on your principles. NO ONE can arm-wrestle you to go against the wishes of your constitutents! NOT Obama, NOT your fellow Democrats, NOT the illogical blind-supporters of obamacare which is simply government takeover of healthcare!
NO PUBLIC OPTION! NO COMPROMISE!
Thank you.
njre check this out
h ttp://www.scribd.com/doc/20917727/WHOARETHEBIRTHERS4-0
h ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQlTN9kgfo
What caused the dog to turn blue?
GenEarly Monday, August 31st at 11:25AM EST (link)“Blue Dog Democrat” is derived from the term “Yellow Dog Democrat.” Former Texas Democrat Rep. Pete Geren is credited for coining the term, explaining that the members had been “choked blue” by “extreme” Democrats from the left.
Present Day:
What do you get when you choke a Blue Dog?