I thought maybe the newbie voted “Yea” to preserve the rights of the minority to challenge the bill’s vote in the future. I recall some kind of arcane rule about that. Since he was the new guy, he drew the short straw.
If not, he’s a one termer.You don’t buck the party on your first vote.
We only needed two more Blue Dogs.
Well, in 2010, our job will be to see that there are no Blue Dogs re-elected to Congress.
We can’t fence sit anymore. The battle is joined and there is less than one year to accomplish the task.
Buckle up—it’s gonna be a bumpy ride.
And remember—Democrats are the enemy of freedom.
True, they're all Dims. And they most always count up the votes and decide, when they are sure of enough votes, well, these Blue Dogs can vote against the bill, and these must vote for it. Then, when campaigning for re-election, Blue Dogs can claim to have voted against some number of bills that were unpopular in their districts, but that still passed.
And I do think the Republican who voted Yes is from a fairly heavily black district, and might have had permission to vote Yes if his vote would not matter, which if would not have.
It's just a game, so all Blue Dogs who can be defeated should be.