Congress and new gun laws

[Jim Kucaba]

Gentlemen ... Sorry for the lateness of this reply ... Bruce Day is certainly correct in saying that Democrats are unfairly blamed for a lot of things they aren't responsible for, but Bruce doesn't mention that President BHO has been blaming George W. Bush for every negative thing on God's green earth since he took office on January 20, 2010 ... It's called the "Blame Game," and both political parties engage in blaming everything under the sun on the opposition on a daily basis ... And that being said, it's pretty well known that most, BUT NOT ALL anti-gun legislation originates from the Democratic side of the aisle in both houses of Congress.

As to the "Blue Dog" Democrats, only 54 members of the 435 member US House are "Blue Dog" Democrats and there are 0 Blue Dogs in the US Senate ... This equates to only 12% of the US House and only 10% of the 535 total members of the US Congress ... So, how much "clout" they wield within the Congress is a matter of conjecture at best ... A list of the 54 "Blue Dog" Democrats in the US House is attached below.

Respectfully ... Jim Kucaba ... AriZOOna Cactus Patch ... Email: JimKucaba@aol.com

Jason Altmire (PA-4)
Mike Arcuri (NY-24)
Joe Baca (CA-43)
John Barrow (GA-12)
Robert Marion Berry (AR-1)
Sanford Bishop (GA-2)
Dan Boren (OK-2)
Leonard Boswell (IA-3)
Allen Boyd (FL-2)
Bobby Bright (AL-2)
Dennis Cardoza (CA-18)
Christopher Carney (PA-10)
Ben Chandler (KY-6)
Travis Childers (MS-1)
Jim Cooper (TN-5)
Jim Costa (CA-20)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3)
Lincoln Davis (TN-4)
Joe Donnelly (IN-2)
Brad Ellsworth (IN-8)
Gabrielle Giffords (AZ-8)
Bart Gordon (TN-6)
Jane Harman (CA-36)
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (SD-AL), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Administration
Baron Hill (IN-9), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Policy
Tim Holden (PA-17)
Frank Kratovil (MD-1)
Betsy Markey (CO-4)
Jim Marshall (GA-8)
Jim Matheson (UT-2)
Mike McIntyre (NC-7)
Charlie Melancon (LA-3), Blue Dog Co-Chair for Communications
Mike Michaud (ME-2)
Walt Minnick (ID-1)
Harry Mitchell (AZ-5)
Dennis Moore (KS-3)
Patrick Murphy (PA-8)
Scott Murphy (NY-20)
Glenn Nye (VA-2)
Collin Peterson (MN-7)
Earl Pomeroy (ND-AL)
Mike Ross (AR-4)
John Salazar (CO-3)
Loretta Sanchez (CA-47)
Adam Schiff (CA-29)
Kurt Schrader (OR-5)
David Scott (GA-13)
Heath Shuler (NC-11), Blue Dog Whip
Zack Space (OH-18)
John Tanner (TN-8)
Gene Taylor (MS-4)
Mike Thompson (CA-1)
Charlie Wilson (OH-6)

[Bruce Day]

I was a McCain guy, but there weren't enough others who felt the same. I'm not an apologist for Obama, and am looking forward to voting Republican again in the next presidential elections. However, truth is better than making up lies in politics as in everything, and conservatives hurt the cause by making up implausible tales and outright falsehoods about Obama. I have my eye on Romney and am impressed so far.

[ch]

What implausible ( I think that means untrue) tales and outright falsehoods. I would like to b informed. thanks ch

[Dean Romig]

I'm also looking for Romney to be on the ballot as I too, am impressed with him. We need a good businessman in there who knows how NOT to spend the taxpayer's dollars on insane bailouts.
Problem is, with Tea Party and other 'fringe' candidates in the pool it will thin the conservative vote...

[Jim Kucaba]

I haven't been much of a McCain fan for close to 10 years but he did a HUGE favor for a very good friend of mine a while before my friend had a incapacitating stroke and I thought B-HO was a dufus, so I voted for McCain out of gratitude ... That being said, AriZOOna Republicans are currently "fixin" to give Arlen McCain what Pennsylvania Democrats gave Senator Specter in our August primary, and,in all probability, we'll elect former AriZOOna Congressman J. D. Hayworth to replace McCain in Barry Goldwater's Senate Seat come November.

Jim Kucaba ... AriZOOna Cactus Patch ... Email: JimKucaba@aol.com