There is a lot to unpack from the following paragraphs:
Almost a third of the Blue Dog Democrats who retired or were defeated in 2010 have gone to work for organizations that lobby their former colleagues in Congress, according to an iWatch News review.
The Blue Dog ranks were devastated by the 2010 election, falling from a high of 54 to 26. Of those no longer in Congress, eight have moved through the “revolving door” to employment with lobbying entities.
The conservative Blue Dogs formed a key voting bloc for much of the last congressional session, drawing impressive fundraising from the energy, financial services and health care industries. After legislation in those areas passed or stalled, industry groups abandoned the pro-business coalition in favor of its GOP opponents.
What lessons can be learned from this?
That you can never out-Republican a Republican, so stop trying to imitate them?
What lessons can be learned from this?
That Congress is just the prep school for lobbyists.
Booman, I don’t remember which email is tied to this alias.
If you will, please, send me a snail mail address to the email address, I will cut a check for $200 to help with the cost of the server.
Please, copy this message to the email address, my short term memory is gone. I won’t remember what I promised you for half an hour.
They are the sellouts we thought they were
I wonder what the rate is for all congresspeople, not just blue dogs?