Pennsylvania Primary: Blue Dog Democrats Lose Seats

The gap is not widening.



The claim to "Blue Dog" status is a purely marketing-engineered ruse to pretend to be a "centrist" and appeal to republican voters. They play intricate games with their votes, public statements, and campaigning to carefully coiffe their image.



In other words, they have no values, no principles, and no causes - other than to get re-elected. They are playing a game. They are portraying a character while simultaneously devoid of "character."



There is no place for politicians of this stripe.



That said, the game blue dogs play is made possible by republican leaders and Dem leaders who are equally devoted to playing similarly destructive campaign games. The divide is all part of a game that focuses on image with no substance. The first side to produce substance will crush the other. Producing substance supporting republican policies is impossible. Mountains of data support implementation of Dem policies, but virtually no Dem has the courage to use it as the weapon it is.



The President could start by obliterating issa for the unsubstantiated slander he unleashed earlier. Obama would rather not engage honestly because it's easier to say "look how bad the other guy is" than to educate. He's so afraid of making a mistake and looking bad than to confront those with whom he disagrees or who have attacked him personally. So, on goes the game...
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