Blue Dogs, decimated by defeats and retirements, turn to lobbying shops

By Aaron Mehta

A third of Blue Dog congress members who left office in January are now on K Street

Excerpts from this story referencing "Earl Pomeroy":

"… ectren.Bart Gordon of Tennessee now works for lobbying giant K&L Gates.Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota is employed with Alston & Bird.John Tanner of Tennesse …"

"… y Boyle, vice president for communications at Common Cause.Former Blue Dog Earl Pomeroy disagreed. “I don’t feel like I have lowered my moral standard or that …"

"… he said. “That’s very valuable, certainly more valuable than sending Earl Pomeroy or whomever up to the Hill.”Pomeroy and Tanner told iWatch News the …"