Blue DOGS have ALWAYS acted in a bipartisan way. The Blue Dogs were the group in the Democratic SIDE of the aisle that REALLY pushed for the welfare-reform package that ultimately was signed into law in 1996.

There may be some difficulties, some interruptions, but as a NATION and as a people, we are going to build a truly multiracial, democratic SOCIETY that maybe can emerge as a model for the rest of the WORLD.

Selma helped make it POSSIBLE for hundreds and THOUSANDS of people in the South to become registered voters and encouraged people all ACROSS America to become participants in a DEMOCRATIC process.

No matter how CONVINCED we are that someone is nasty, evil or just plain criminal, if they have not been convicted of any CRIME and support views that are upheld and defended by MANY law-abiding citizens, the only way to tackle them is through democratic DEBATE.

I'm just really PROUD of the DEMOCRATIC caucus. I look around in our MEETINGS, and I think we really look LIKE America.

A LEADER in the DEMOCRATIC PARTY is a BOSS, in the REPUBLICAN Party he is a leader.

Democratic constitutions do ALLOW some suspension of rights in states of emergency. Thus rights are not ALWAYS trumps. But neither is NECESSITY. Even in times of real danger, POLITICAL authorities have to prove the case that abridgments of rights are justified.