When the House of Representatives passed the $1.2 trillion stimulus package last Thursday, Radio Free Europe reported the vote fell "straight down party lines." As with everything the mainstream media report, this is false. House Republicans were joined by 11 Democrats, ten of whom belong to the Blue Dog Coalition, the party's self-described fiscal conservatives. The Blue Dogs' stock has soared … [Read more...]
Wag the Dogs
February 3, 2009 By Ben Johnson
Filed Under: Democrats, Economics, FrontPage Magazine, Politics Tagged With: Allen Boyd, American Conservative Union (ACU), Amtrak, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Blue Dog Coalition, Blue Dog Democrats, Bobby Bright, Brad Ellsworth, Charlie Melancon, Collin Peterson, David Broder, David Obey, Frank Kratovil, Fred Thompson, Gene Taylor, Heath Shuler, House Agriculture Committee, Jim Cooper, Keynesianism, Lou Barletta, Mike Ross, Nancy Pelosi, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Journal, Obama stimulus bill, Parker Griffith, Paul Kanjorski, pay-as-you-go (PAYGO), Peter Orszag, pseudoconservatives, Robert Novak, SCHIP program, Social Security, Socialized medicine, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Terry Everett, Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Walt Minnick, Wayne Gilchrest, Wayne Parker
