Blue Dog Rep., who claimed "victory" for preventing vote on health reform bill, wants liberals to stop being mean

Remember Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin? She's the Blue Dog who trumpted the fact that her little gang of conservatives had thwarted the movement on health insurance reform in July:

Check out this statement from Blue Dog Stephanie Herseth Sandlin:

Herseth Sandlin also made it clear that she believes the Blue Dogs have scored a major victory by getting leaders to back away from their goal of having the House vote on a healthcare bill before members return home for the month of August.

“We’ve achieved the victory of not having a vote on the House floor that will give every member a chance to digest what’s in the bill, whether it’s in a markup that occurs in Energy and Commerce or whether it’s as the bill exists right now,” she said. “It is because of the Blue Dog Coalition that there is no floor vote before the August break.”

Got that? This is considered a "victory" by the Blue Dogs. That's beyond appalling.

Yes. All that rancor at Town Hall meetings is due in large part to Rep. Sandlin and the Blue Dogs.

Now, she's upset. Today, she asked her colleagues to stop being mean:

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.), a leader of the centrist Blue Dog Democrats, made a call for unity, urging more liberal members to stop publicly insulting Blue Dogs.

“She said we shouldn't be questioning each other's motives,” said one lawmaker.

Um, yes, actually everyone should be questioning the motives of the Blue Dogs. And, that whining is really unbecoming.