My Blue-Dog Congressman Makes The Right Choice

Representative Frank Kratovil (D-MD1) is apparently not going to vote against the Pelois/ObamaCare Bill that is believed will be voted upon today. I told Tom de Plume yesterday that I believed the bill wouldn't be voted on today--that the election Tuesday night told the Blue Dogs that people like the president but don't like his issues, and that it was safe to go your own way. Without their votes, the Dems would have a tough time getting to 218 votes, and Pelosi won't bring up a bill she can't pass. We'll see.

Kratovil is doing a good job straddling the line of his relatively Republican friendly (for Maryland, that is) district. He voted against the first version of the stimulus, but for the final version and cap and trade (wrapping himself in some utter BS language about it being good for farmers and watermen). Let's see if he can hang tough on this one, and more importantly, when a final bill comes up for a vote.