Kevin, there are'nt that many "Blue Dogs" left, although, you're right, there are some. There is one from Texas I particularly like, his name escapes me, now. He might be Charlie Stenholm?

Most, if not all, of the remaining Blue Dogs, are from rural areas, where 2nd Amendment rights, fiscal conservatism and national defense still matter more than gay marriage, to the rank and file citizens.

Here is nice link about Der Blue Dogs:

http://www.c-span.org/questions/weekly55.htm

Mr. Flag, Nice thought; it'll never happen, unfortunately. I hate being forced to choose between the lesser of two evils. Run, Ron Paul, Run!

It's funny; I could see myself running for office as a Blue Dog Democrat/Libertarian; although I'd never win a Dem primary here in the Northeast, bastion of the leftie Dem "neo-coms".