Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) comes
out swinging against the bloated, pork-stuffed appropriations
bill in today's Wall Street Journal. This could be a
significant development, if the House Blue Dogs follow suit and
Democratic deficit hawks start worrying about the price tag of
President Obama's budget and otherh initiatives. Bayh is up for
reelection in a red state -- or, a historically red state that
Obama narrowly carried -- in 2010.
I have a piece in the forthcoming print issue of the magazine
looking at the Blue Dogs' diffidence in the face of Obama's big
spending so far. One can always hope that will change.