Are You Falling For The Scam?: Blue Dog Democrats Outright Liberals.

Recently the MSM has been calling Blue Dog Democrats Conservative so this inquiring mind decided to check out voting records of some of the Blue Dogs. They are anything but conservative when using the ACU voting records. Cong Ralph Hall, R-TX, had this to say:

He (Hall) reminded them that he had served for nearly a quarter century in the House as a Democrat before switching parties in 2004, so he knows the mindset on the other side of the aisle. He warned fellow Republicans not to pay too much attention to the opposition to radical health care reform from moderate Blue Dog Democrats. “In the end, Speaker Pelosi will break them,” he told his colleagues. She will use every tactic available, he said, to force wayward Democrats to vote for “her bill,” much as she did on cap-and-trade legislation. Another Republican who had often tangled with GOP House Speakers agreed, saying that Speaker Pelosi is “far more willful” than Newt Gingrich or Dennis Hastert were in their day. (Excerpt: Link to Wall Street Journal Article

Below you will find the voting records according to the ACU for the Blue Dogs (thanks to a Freeper for doing the work in finding these). One thing to note is the difference in 2007 and 2008. Was 2008 when Speaker Pelosi really started cracking the whip on their votes? One to look at is Gene Taylor of MS who was Conservative in 2007 but liberal in 2008. That makes no sense except Pelosi was cracking her whip.

Next question that any thinking person would ask was if they received campaign contributions in 2008 in exchange for votes which would mean their votes are for sale? There were rumors abounding that is how Pelosi got enough votes to pass Cap and Trade in the House. That will take some more research but the FEC will be a good place to start that research. Judge for yourself if the Blue Dogs are Conservative:

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION RATINGS FOR
BLUE DOG DEMOCRATS – 2008, 2007 & LIFETIME

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BLUE DOG LEADERSHIP TEAM

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration [2008 (28) - 2007 (12) - Life (41.11)]

Rep. Baron Hill (IN-09), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy [2008 (20) - 2007 (20) - Life (24.50)]

Rep. Charlie Melancon (LA-03), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications [2008 (12) - 2007 (36) - Life (26.22)]

Rep. Heath Shuler (NC-11), Blue Dog Whip [2008 (24) - 2007 (44) - Life (34:00)]
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BLUE DOG MEMBERS

Altmire, Jason (PA-04) – [2008 (24) - 2007 (28) - Life (26.00)]

Arcuri, Mike (NY-24) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (0)- Life (2.00)]

Baca, Joe (CA-43) – [2008 (8) - 2007 (0) - Life - (16.44)]

Barrow, John (GA-12) – [2008 (24) - 2007 (24) - Life (41.00)]

Berry, Marion (AR-01) – [2008 (13) - 2007 (8) - Life (36.81)]

Bishop, Sanford (GA-02) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (4) - Life (32.30)]

Boren, Dan (OK-02) – [2008 (24) - 2007 (57) - Life (54.25)]

Boswell, Leonard (IA-03) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (8) - Life (27.52)]

Boyd, Allen (FL-02) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (12) - Life (35.53)]

Bright, Bobby (AL-02) – [ n/a ]

Cardoza, Dennis (CA-18) – [2008 (8) - 2007 (4) - Life (28.50)]

Carney, Christopher (PA-10) – [2008 (20) - 2007 (28) - Life (24.00)]

Chandler, Ben (KY-06) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (8) - Life (26.50)]

Childers, Travis (MS-01) – [2008 (41) - 2007 (n/a) - Life (41.00)]

Cooper, Jim (TN-05) – [2008 (20) - 2007 (16) - Life (24.17)]

Costa, Jim (CA-20) – [2008 (9) - 2007 (4) - Life (25.25)]

Cuellar, Henry (TX-28) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (20) - Life (38.10)]

Dahlkemper, Kathy (PA-03)- [ n/a ]

Davis, Lincoln (TN-04) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (38) - Life (52.54)]

Donnelly, Joe (IN-02) – [2008 (28) - 2007 (44) - Life (36.00)]

Ellsworth, Brad (IN-08) – [2008 (16) - 2007 (36) - Life (26.00)]

Giffords, Gabrielle (AZ-08) – [2008 (20) - 2007 (4) - Life (12.00)]

Gordon, Bart (TN-06) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (20) - Life (28.76)]

Griffith, Parker (AL-05) – [ n/a ]

Harman, Jane (CA-36) – [2008 (0) - 2007 (0) - Life (22.23)]

Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (SD) – [2008 (28) - 2007 (12) - Life (41.11)]

Hill, Baron (IN-09) – [2008 (20) - 2007 (20) - Life (24.50)]

Holden, Tim (PA-17) – [2008 (16) - 2007 (16) - Life (40:23)]

Kratovil, Jr., Frank (MD-01) – [ n/a ]

McIntyre, Mike (NC-07) – [2008 (32) - 2007 (44) - Life (51.50)]

Marshall, Jim (GA-03) – [2008 (28) - 2007 (61) - Life (47.14)]

Matheson, Jim (UT-02) – [2008 (36) - 2007 (36) - Life (42.75)]

Melancon, Charlie (LA-03) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (36) - Life (46.22)]

Michaud, Mike (ME-02) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (0) - Life (16.00)]

Minnick, Walt (ID-01) – [ n/a ]

Mitchell, Harry (AZ-05) – [2008 (32) - 2007 (8) - Life (20.00)]

Moore, Dennis (KS-03) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (4) - Life (17.10)]

Murphy, Patrick (PA-08) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (4) - Life (8:00)]

Nye, Glenn (VA-02) – [ n/a ]

Peterson, Collin (MN-07) – [2008 (20) - 2007 (33) - Life (45.41)]

Pomeroy, Earl (ND) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (4) - Life (23.08)]

Ross, Mike (AR-04) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (28) - Life (38.00)]

Salazar, John (CO-03) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (8) - Life (27.00)]

Sanchez, Loretta (CA-47) – [2008 (8) - 2007 (0) - Life (10.28)]

Schiff, Adam (CA-29) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (0) - Life (8.56)]

Scott, David (GA-13) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (4) - Life (23.92)]

Shuler, Heath (NC-11) – [2008 (24) - 2007 (44) - Life (34.00)]

Space, Zack (OH-18) – [2008 (12) - 2007 (20) - Life (16.00)]

Tanner, John (TN-08) – [2008 (13) - 2007 (21) - Life (41.49)]

Taylor, Gene (MS-04) – [2008 (24) - 2007 (72) - Life (66.11)]

Thompson, Mike (CA-01) – [2008 (8) - 2007 (0) - Life (11.38)]

Wilson, Charles (OH-06) – [2008 (4) - 2007 (21) - Life (12.50)]