Let me get this straight. Obama wins Indiana in 2008, becoming the first Democrat to win the state since 1964, and Evan Bayh, Indiana's "moderate" Democratic senator who is up for re-election in 2010, thumbs his nose at the President, first by saying that the Dems ought to prematurely capitulate and not use reconciliation to climate change legislation, MSNBC story, and now he is one of just 2 Senate Dems to vote AGAINST Obama's budget! Senate roll call vote on budget
Bayh needs a scare put into him, and fast. I expect Nelson from Nebraska to abandon the Dems on key votes every now and then, but I don't expect it from someone with the stature and leadership potential of Bayh. Bayh is quickly on his way to becoming the new Lieberman. And we need a progressive Dem to threaten him to straighten him out.