Blue Dogs - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/blue_dogs/?source=rss&aim=blue_dogs en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST articles about conservative Democrats The Blue Dog Dems are in danger By Robert Reich Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/04/stimulus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/04/stimulus/index.html?source=rss If Congress doesn't go after unemployment, some conservative Democrats are going to lose <i>their</i> jobs Did Obama win over the wafflers? By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/10/reaction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/10/reaction/index.html?source=rss Leading members of the Gang of Six weren't convinced by Obama's healthcare message. What about the Blue Dogs? Why a "trigger" for the public option is nonsense By Robert Reich Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/09/snowe/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/09/09/snowe/index.html?source=rss GOP Sen. Snowe suggests we give private health insurers a shot at reforming themselves first. Yeah, right Even The New Republic now calls for a party purge of corporate-owned "centrists" By Glenn Greenwald Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/27/democrats/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/27/democrats/index.html?source=rss Who is to blame for the servitude of the Democratic Party to the same corporate interests that control the GOP? Healthcare tyranny By David Sirota Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/01/sirota/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/01/sirota/index.html?source=rss Politicians with ties to the insurance industry are keeping the U.S. from real healthcare reform The Beltway consensus: the Left is to blame for health care battle By Glenn Greenwald Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/23/alter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/23/alter/index.html?source=rss An intense media race is underway to see who will be the Bob Woodward of the Obama White House Has Obama lost the trust of progressives, as Krugman says? By Glenn Greenwald Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/21/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/21/obama/index.html?source=rss Paul Krugman says "yes." Is the health care fight an opportunity to change who wins in Washington? Why the health care debate is so important regardless of one's view of the "public option" By Glenn Greenwald Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/19/obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/08/19/obama/index.html?source=rss There is a real opportunity, for once, to change the dynamic that dictates political outcomes. This may hurt a bit By Mike Madden Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/31/grassroots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/31/grassroots/index.html?source=rss Can an overdose of TV ads while Congress leaves town help save Obama's healthcare plan? The public option is not dead. Yet By Mike Madden Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/29/healthcare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/07/29/healthcare/index.html?source=rss Max Baucus and the Blue Dogs are gumming up the works, but other Democrats say there's still hope for healthcare On healthcare, a fragile peace with the Blue Dogs By Vincent Rossmeier Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/27/blue_dog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/07/27/blue_dog/index.html?source=rss A key committee calls an end to its Democratic infighting -- for now, at least The future of universal healthcare By Robert Reich Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/27/healthcare_future/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/07/27/healthcare_future/index.html?source=rss Every day that Congress delays takes us further from real reform of healthcare Will centrist Democrats kill Obama's agenda? By Gabriel Winant Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/30/chait_senate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/30/chait_senate/index.html?source=rss Jonathan Chait warns of a party in disarray, saying it could tank the president's plans, but the moderates' self-interest might prevent that. Let's give "Blue Dogs" the boot By Glenn Greenwald Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/29/blue_dogs_die/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/29/blue_dogs_die/index.html?source=rss Pushing conservative Democrats out of Congress could help the party stand up to the GOP. No, let sleeping "Blue Dogs" lie By Ed Kilgore Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/29/blue_dogs_lie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/29/blue_dogs_lie/index.html?source=rss Activists are calling for the heads of conservative congressional Democrats. Wait till George Bush is history, and then decide.