You've all seen the Capital One commercials with David Spade, where "no" is the stock answer to every question. The Blue Dog has managed to put Bill "No" Bolling on the defensive in his latest Augusta Free Press column, but Bolling walked into it voluntarily. Read the column here.
We know the Blue Dog's political loyalties lie somewhat to the left of Bolling's, and we know Bolling was only answering the questions put to him about Byrne's health care proposals. But does a good candidate really let himself be cast as The "No" Guy that easily? Byrne's proposals may indeed come from an "unabashed liberal," but use the opportunity to say intelligent things about your own plan rather than wasting space with a point-by-point critique of your opponent's plan.
We still think Bolling is going to win, but this is just another indication that he's letting Leslie Byrne walk all over him in the policy debate.
