"The lion's share of the undermining comes in the form of the Blue Dogging that I should have anticipated. Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) is wary of "big pieces of legislation." Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) does what she does best: shielding her ultra-profitable oil industry donors from sacrifice. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Rep. Heath Shuler (D-N.C.) beat the drum for austerity."

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How often have I said that the true obstructionists are not those desensitized members of the Tea Party, but those damnably sly blue dogs who should be called blue elephants. We’re really being crucified with a five party system—including the Lobbyists. The only thing they have in common is the password "show me the money."