Blue Dogs Liberal With Lobbyists' Agenda

Over at Salon, Joe Conasen writes:

At a time when the Pentagon's annual cost overruns approach $300 billion a year -- dwarfing the entire defense budgets of most developed countries -- these "fiscal watchdogs" simply have nothing useful to say on the subject.

"Fiscally Conservative" Blue-Dog, Mike Ross is only fiscally conservative when it pleases his sponsors,... or, make that, donors.

A sample of Ross's press releases include:

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Ross Helps Pass Pay-As-You-Go Rule for Federal Budget
Wednesday July 22, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $4,000 in House for Yellow Bend Port
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $9,605,000 in House for Ouachita and Black Rivers
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $4,505,000 in House for Narrows Dam
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $5,122,000 in House for Millwood Lake
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $40,516,000 in House for McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $7 Million in House for DeGray Lake
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $1,366,000 in House for Gillham Lake
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $1,360,000 in House for Dierks Lake
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $1,752,000 in House for DeQueen Lake
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $2,485,000 in House for Boeuf and Tensas Rivers
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $7 Million in House for Blakely Mountain Dam
Tuesday July 21, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures Over $2 Million in House for Research at Dale Bumpers Center in Booneville
Wednesday July 15, 2009 < Read more >
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Ross Secures $319,000 for UAM's Forestry Research Center
Wednesday July 15, 2009