I’m amused at how some people feel so threatened by a Netroots effort to merely identify Bush Dog Democrats. We worked hard to get Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress. We have not seen the results that we want. It’s only natural that we will look to identify the offending members that have undermined our agenda, and see what we can do to fix the problem.
What are we supposed to do differently? Clap louder?
Once we know who within the party is enabling the Bush administration, we can better decide what to do about it.
And that’s what this is about. It’s not about purging the party of moderates, centrists, and conservatives. It’s about punishing those members that enable the Bush administration and undermine the leadership. Yes, we would like to expand the progressive caucus. But what we’d really like is to end the occupation of Iraq and get our civil liberties restored.
