I don’t have anything against all blue dogs. I have a sincere appreciation for Blue’s Clues, especially back from the old days of Steve as the host. Kids have a warm and friendly kind of interaction with that animated character. That blue dog is safe and reliable.
I can’t say the same about the Blue Dog Coalition, that group of right wing Democrats in the House of Representatives that has made its mission the destruction of every piece of progressive legislation it can get its hands on. They wrecked health care reform. They kicked climate legislation in the teeth. They pushed for anti-choice amendments every chance they got.
What did we get as a result of these antics from the Blue Dog Democrats? We got 2009 as a year in which the Democrats had more political power than they’ve had in a generation, and yet had extremely little to show for it. The Blue Dogs’ betrayal of the progressive Democratic base opened up populism for the Tea Party, and made Sarah Palin look principled in comparison.
So, I identify a great deal with the sentiment expressed on this political button: Blue Dogs belong on children’s TV, not in the US Congress.
i agree one-hundred percent, peregrin, they can’t get elected calling themselves republican so they label themselves blue dogs when they should be called yellow dogs.
i think my kids were already too old for “blues clues” with steve as host. does that date me or what? we loved the cookie monster though, and i am pretty sure he was blue.