I guess we can remove at least one here from Tennessee.
Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (TN) - isn't he under indictment?
And Mike Ross from Arkansas *WAS* a Blue Dog but now only spouts the DNC radical party line and has done so since the last election when 'wet-willie clinton' came down here to raise money for him --- pay back is expensive!
The Blue Dog Coalition is a group of 35 moderate to conservative Democrats in the 109th Congress.
Rep. Joe Baca (CA)
Rep. John Barrow (GA)
Rep. Marion Berry (AR)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA)
Rep. Dan Boren (OK)
Rep. Leonard Boswell (IA)
Rep. Allen Boyd (FL)
Rep. Dennis Cardoza (CA)
Rep. Ed Case (HI)
Rep. Ben Chandler (KY)
Rep. Jim Cooper (TN)
Rep. Jim Costa (CA)
Rep. Robert E. “Bud” Cramer (AL)
Rep. Lincoln Davis (TN)
Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (TN)
Rep. Jane Harman (CA)
Rep. Stephanie Herseth (SD)
Rep. Tim Holden (PA)
Rep. Steve Israel (NY)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (NC)
Rep. Jim Matheson (UT)
Rep. Charles Melancon (LA)
Rep. Mike Michaud (ME)
Rep. Dennis Moore (KS)
Rep. Collin Peterson (MN)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (ND)
Rep. Mike Ross (AR)
Rep. John Salazar (CO)
Rep. Loretta Sanchez (CA)
Rep. Adam Schiff (CA)
Rep. David Scott (GA)
Rep. John Tanner (TN)
Rep. Ellen Tauscher (CA)
Rep. Gene Taylor (MS)
Rep. Mike Thompson (CA)
I am not very familiar with Mike Ross of Arkansas. Harold Ford, Jr. of Tennessee has never been indicted - it was his uncle State Senator John Ford who was indicted. In fact, Harold Ford, Jr. is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Bill Frist. Ford is well-respected on both sides of the aisle. The conservative African American blog Booker Rising http://www.bookerrising.blogspot.com frequently mentions Harold Ford - they think very highly of him.
My favorite Blue Dog Congressman is Gene Taylor of Mississippi. Gene Taylor is a solid deficit hawk, strong on national defense, pro-gun rights, pro-life, a supporter of family values (co-sponsor of the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage), a member of the House Immigration Reform Caucus (chaired by Tom Tancredo) and a econonomic nationalist who opposes "free trade" agreements.
Stop picking on the poor old Blue Dog and straighten out some of your yellow dog Republicans like Lincoln Chafee !
Some of them are only in the group for publicity. No one can claim that Loretta Sanchez and Dennis Moore are moderates.
And I guess the Blue Dogs have become more "inclusive" since so many of the original members changed parties. At least half of the members on your list are so pro-abortion they voted against a ban on partial birth abortion. Between a member's support for Saddam and so many who support abortion up until the time of natural birth, I'm surprised I don't see Cynthia McKinney's name up there as a "Blue Dog."