Harold Meyerson's op-ed this morning on the "can't-do blue dogs" ("Centrist Democrats' opposition to health reform verges on the incoherent. A caucus (the Blue Dogs) formed ostensibly to promote balanced budgets now disapproves of the proposed taxes that would cover the expenses of the new programs.") got me thinking about the Elvis Presley song, "Hound Dog." Here's a revision of that song, especially for the Blue Dogs. Please feel free to add your own lyrics!You aint nothin but a Blue Dog
Cryin all the time.
You aint nothin but a Blue Dog
Lyin all the time.
Well, you ain't never reformed healthcare
And you aint no friend of mine.
When they said you was a budget hawk,
Well, that was just a lie.
When they said you was a Democrat,
Well, that was just a lie.
You aint never reformed health care
And you aint no friend of mine.
