Yellow Dog Democrats.

[OP_Carl]

Originally Posted by ChTatum

Conservative Christian?

How do you (not personal) spell a-b-o-r-t-i-o-n? Look at each parties position (plank) on this issue.

Gay marriage?

Are republicans perfect? A resounding "NO", but on social issues, by and large, republicans are more aligned with conservative Christianity. IMO.

I would be the last one to carry Grasshopper's water on this topic, but can you name some specific "Republican" accomplishments recently in the arena of "social issues?"

In my state, the "Gay Marriage Amendment" zealots nearly wrecked our chances for true property tax reform, because they wanted to tack that on to the tax reform bill.

[chosenbyone]

Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

Where I live in a sleepy little one horse in South,AL there are older people who will not vote for a republican under any circumstances.
These sort of people are called yellow dog democrats although I don't know why.
Anyways I know a older gentlemen who is a good southern baptist he is a good man and yet he will not vote republican under any circumstances.

Although I disagree with this good man on doctrinal issues he does hold to moral values,yet He would vote for Hillary over Mccain.
My grandfather had loyalty to The Democrats as well.
Do you have a faction of staunch yellow dog democrats where you live?

It's funny that you started this thread, because I was just thinking about my Granddaddy Keen yesterday who was a "yellow dog" Democrat. He would have rather been shot by a firing squad than to vote for a Republican. I contributed his immense loyalty to the more liberal party to the fact that he lived through the Great Depression and the party's stand on social issues was the utmost importance to him.

My Papa C. was just as loyal to the Republican Party...both were great men of God who's lives were a great example to their children and grandchildren.

[nathan_slatter]

Originally Posted by cneasttx

Yep, I think that is a problem a lot of Democrats will have.

And Republicans - the three running now are no more than a hop, skip, and a jump from one another. I refuse to vote for any of them.

[StillStanding]

'Blue Dog' Democrats gain clout by not kowtowing to party liberals

WASHINGTON — On a recent Saturday afternoon in small-town northern Mississippi, Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn., went door-knocking and restaurant-hopping as if his own career were at stake.

He was campaigning for Democrat Travis Childers, who went on to win the GOP stronghold in a special election a few days later.

"Hell, I wouldn't do this for myself," Tanner, who has served in the House for two decades, told Childers of the door-to-door effort.

That's only partly true.

Tanner and "Blue Dog" Democrats — conservative fiscal hawks "choked blue" by their party's liberal flank — are building their own political operation to propel like-minded candidates to victory this fall. They're also quietly raising their own influence within a party personified by liberals like Sens. Edward Kennedy and presidential candidate Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

It looks like there's a new breed of dog in the Democratic party.....The BLUE dog!

[DividedThigh]

go blue, dt

[A_PoMo]

Originally Posted by nathan_slatter

And Republicans - the three running now are no more than a hop, skip, and a jump from one another. I refuse to vote for any of them.

You're just another one of them durned bleeding heart liberals you know that right Nate? Don't you realize that if you're not Republican and if you don't think W is Jesus Jr. that you're not a Christian?

For those that are concerned about Dem's alleged problems with 'moral' issues. What'st the difference between killing American babies in the womb and killing Muslim babies with bombs and missles? One is abortion and the other is collateral damage? They both seem immoral to me.