Tax Cuts: The Real End Game Is In The House

Defending Blue Dogs, are ya?

The quote, "Privately, Obama describes himself as a Blue Dog Democrat", is directly from the article.

The quote isn't, "Privately­, Obama describes himself as pragmatic.­"

And with regard to this comment by Obama in the article -- “To the degree that we brook no dissent within the Democratic Party, and demand fealty to the one, ‘true’ progressiv­e vision for our country, we risk the very thoughtful­ness and openness to new ideas that are required to move this country forward” -- Context is everything­.  

Obama wrote that against angry Democratic supporters and in defense of Democratic senators who voted to confirm John Roberts, not only to the US Supreme Court, but as chief justice of the Supreme Court.    

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