Hi Hap...some of the lefties on this board won't be happy with anything or anybody re our government.
Watch and see...the criticism has already started.
Funny thing though...all is not lost. Do you realize how many Blue Dogs were elected yesterday? I hadn't heard the term before so looked it up when I heard it mentioned on TV.
Here's what I found on Wikipedia...
Blue Dog Democrats are social and economic conservatives and centrists in the United States Democratic Party. In the United States House of Representatives, Blue Dogs are an actual coalition of like-minded Democrats organized as the Blue Dog Coalition, rather than just an expression such as "Yellow dog Democrat." The term is a reference to the "Blue Dog" paintings of Cajun artist George Rodrigue of Lafayette, Louisiana; the original members of the coalition would regularly meet in the offices of Louisiana representatives Billy Tauzin and Jimmy Hayes, both of whom had Rodrigue's paintings on their walls (and both of whom later switched to the Republican Party).
The Blue Dog Coalition was formed in 1994 under the 104th Congress as a way for more conservative members of Congress of the Democratic party to have a unified voice in Congress. It currently has 37 members.
The coalition was notably successful in a special election of February 2004 in Kentucky, to fill a vacant Representative's seat. They were also successful in the November 2004 elections, when three of the five races where a Democrat won a formerly Republican seat in the House were won by Blue Dog Democrats.
Freshman Blue Dogs in the House are sometimes known as "Blue Pups."
Often, the group will be instrumental in striking a balance between liberal and conservative ideas. Despite Blue Dogs' differing degrees of economic and social conservatism, they share a strong orientation toward fiscal responsibility, and as a rule work to promote positions within the House of Representatives which bridge the gap between the two extremes. Blue Dogs are an important swing vote on spending bills and, as a result, have gained an influence in Congress out of proportion to their small numbers. They are frequently sought after to broker compromises between the Democratic and Republican leadership.
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