Calling a Blue Dog’s bluff: ask him to pledge to vote to repeal; then either way we’ve got him

The Collins Report ^ | November 10, 2009 | Kevin "Coach" Collins

[jmaroneps37]

Now is the time to fight even harder and smarter. Let’s turn the tables and ask the “courageous” Blue Dog , No” voters to pledge to repeal Pelosicare.

Nobody honestly “believes” a whole pound of Blue Dog Democrats voted “No” out of concern for our wishes or best interest. They voted “No” only with permission to vote “No.” None of them would have voted “No” as the deciding vote.

Some people would have us give up claiming we won’t be able to defeat them next year based on “His courageous vote AGAINST his own party.” Others say “Once this is passed it can NEVER be repealed.” Both are wrong!

Slavery, Prohibition and 1987’s Catastrophic Medicare bill were repealed by the Will of the American people. Our will can repeal Pelosicare too.

Calling Blue Dog’s bluff

By using the fact that these people have no regard for our intelligence or resolve we can call their bluff. We the real Americans have TEA Party organizations all over the country. Many of these organizations are in Blue Dog districts who’s Representatives have come out “against” Pelosicare. TEA Parties could ask each Blue Dog to pledge to repeal the bill because of all its sections they “can’t live with.”

But they’ll lie

Since we know they’ll lie when they pledge to vote to repeal (after clearing it with Pelosi) the way to smoke them out is to first ask them to address our “Repeal the bill” rallies, then say “You’re so strong against this bill, please become a board member.”

If he says “No” we call him a liar who supported Pelosicare all along then work hard and beat him next year. If he’s dumb enough to accept, Pelosi will cut off his money and do the job for us. Either way we win.

[jmaroneps37]

Our move now is to start a "Repeal the bill" movement. We win and they lose with this approach.

[kittymyrib]

Slogan for 2010: “A Vote for (insert Blue Dog’s name here) is a vote for Nancy Pelosi.”

[savedbygrace]

Repeal? It hasn’t been enacted yet, and it isn’t likely to be enacted this year, and maybe not next year either.

This might be good planning for the future, but it’s way too early to put it into action now.

[jmaroneps37]

Of course it is “too early.” The idea is to push the Blue Dogs against the wall with this demand. I know this won’t go anywhere but I KNOW it would work.