Referring to the bill as a “pork festival,” Cooper blamed members of Congress — and particularly the members of committees of jurisdiction — for transforming Obama’s original proposal into a bill Cooper could not support.
Here's more on Cooper and Republic Marsha Blackburn from the City Paper:
http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=65708&utm_source=ne...

The Wall Street Journal profiled Cooper as a swing vote in Congress. He's one of the leaders of a gang of moderate Democrats called the Blue Dogs. They're meeting their first Democratic president in a while, and Mr. Cooper may have a big effect on the agenda. Here's the rest of the story that Cooper posted on his own website:
http://www.cooper.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21...