[flowerplough]

House healthcare negotiations dissolved in acrimony on Friday, with Blue Dog Democrats saying they were “lied” to by their Democratic leaders.

And they were disappointed? Surprised? The Blue Dog Democrats are Democrats, and have been around and among other Democrats for decades, surely... why the outrage? Politicians lie, and liberal (Democrat) politicians lie the most. How'd Bob Kerry, Democrat from Nebraska, describe Clinton, way back when? "Clinton is an unusually good liar. Unusually good. Do you realize that?" Esquire/January 1996

[the long march]

Some of the dems are “newly” elected. They beat repubs on fiscally conservative platforms