Lefties Go After Democrats

Confident that Democrats will retain control of the next Congress, left-wingers are trying to purge the party of its more moderate lawmakers, the Wall Street Journal reported this week.

Groups such as Blue America deride the more fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition of congressional Democrats as “Bush Dogs.” Blue America activist Howie Klein says his group is “about better Democrats, not more Democrats.” Blue America created a special fund to “get even” with lawmakers like Representative Chris Carney (D-Pennsylvania) for supporting gun rights, making English the nation’s official language, and a crackdown on illegal immigration.