Redefining centrism OR Why does Blue Dog = Bush Dog?
Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-SD, with two South Dakota Sioux. Following my post the other day, I've been thinking more about what centrism is and isn't. And when I do, I find myself thinking about strangely silent GOP centrists, both in and out of office. What do they make of the cesspool their party has become? And then I remember that if they really were concerned, they would've spoken up years ago. So forget them. Instead, let's turn our attention to one of those Bush-enabling Blue Dogs, Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of South Dakota. She supports that stupid Federal Marriage Amendment. She voted to give Bushco more power under FISA, she voted to make the Patriot Act permanent, and she voted for that horrible Military Commissions Act. She's the kind of Democrat that progressives hate, not because she's a moderate, but because she supports laws and policies that are anything but moderate. And, like too many moderates, she involves hersel...