If it passes, as suggested some time back on our Least Men Standing site, it may be time for the GOP to freeze them out, and begin singling out “switchers” in the Dems with the mark of Cain, the ice cold 1000 yard stare.
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Just think about it:
Who will be the “experts” that will interpet this mounstrosity to “the masses”?
We will need 1000′s upon 1000′s of arbitrators and interpetrers who will not mend a wound or heal a soul. They will stay on for LIFE because no one else will undertsand what was “shovelled: together in the MedicalManure. Who will they be? The “experts” that wrote the bill. WHo is that? Mostly all Erosionist Lieberals that we will NEVER be able to get rid of without Picthforks and Torches.

KILL THE BILL before it KILLS ALL

I think votes should have consequences and long for the days when the electorate begins acting independently as in ’94′ and not let ratings driven commentators on Fox and MSNBC influence them.

Perhaps New Jersey, Virginia and NY 23 are harbingers?

Given the previous 257-177 split, assuming 40 Blue Dogs with the cojones to switch, if all 40 moved to the right, it would stand at 217-217. Of course, other dems might consider the “rats deserting a sinking ship” option and…

However, with Owens replacing “vacancy,” the dems would have a 1-vote majority, although in case of the previous “tie,” surely we can guess which way the vice-pres would go in fulfilling his constitutional duty (even if he is not really clear on how the Constitution affects him, judging from his faux pas in the veep debate in ’08). Then again, in re to the Margolies-Mezvinsky Effect, this would be a virtual high-wire balancing act.

Very creative idea, though. As the thug said in Robocop, “I LIKE it!!!” Don’t see it happening, but very creative.

I will be relieved if Blue Dogs co-opt the conservative agenda to keep their jobs in 2010. Gridlock ain’t so bad while living under ZeroCare™, Cap on Trade, Card Check, and Net Neutered would be awful.

Any rep who can’t stand up to Pelosi and vote their principles, conscience and their constituents doesn’t deserve to be our rep.

But if they run and hide, and vote NO for this horrendous legislation that allows the State to claim it owns my body or forces me to pay tribute, then we may just keep them around a littl while longer.

Maybe you guy can Treack him down, dust him off and bring him back to Hero Status, America needs ZELL MILLER and his spitballs to cripple the EROSIONIST PARTY.

If we can either outright kill those or water them down to nothing, then in about one year we will have many more opponents in both houses and they will get nothing done.

Those claiming “Blue Dog” status now – and there are almost 100 of them in this Congress, which should tell you right away there’s nothing conservative involved – are liberals who don’t quite foam at the mouths representing conservative-leaning constituencies.

Given the history and reputation of “Blue Dogs” as conservative Democrats who were independent of the liberal party leadership, it’s a great label to be able to sport, especially when it doesn’t require any particular measure of conservative voting at all anymore.

So don’t be so anxious to invite these guys to switch, which would cede them the seat without cleansing their liberal ways.

My gut feeling is that the current class of “Blue Dogs” includes few heroes. Most of these will knuckle under to Comrade Nancy, if not for her reputation for ruthless vengeance then in awe of her truly frightening countenance, frozen for posterity in its most horrible contortion by leftist plastic surgeons. Those who don’t will only rebel after having arranged beforehand either safe passage to the other side of the aisle or witness protection.

The good news is that this means a good many of them will go down of their own weight in 2010. The bad news is they can do a lot of permanent damage between now and then.

I agree with DerKrieger, except I would go on FOX and state that I would not lie to the American people or my constituents by supporting this bill, and because of the pressure to do so, I would be changing parties as well as voting no. I’d also throw in the line that I wasn’t leaving the Democrat party, it left me.

I heart RR.

Seriously, as I was watching Michelle Bachman today, I thought if just one Blue Dog walked up to the microphone …

Can you imagine the change in dynamics if any of them changed? Oooh, I’m feeling tingles up my leg!