Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK2), 10 June 2008, explaining why he won't endorse his own party's nominee for President of the United States this year:

"I still remain very concerned about the (Obama) voting record being the most liberal of the United States Senate," said Boren, a superdelegate to this summer's national Democratic convention in Denver.

He expressed support for what he described as a "centrist" agenda, adding his party's presumptive nominee's record does not reflect that approach.

"Having said that, I am voting for Democrats this year," Boren said.

"I think it is very important that we have a change of direction in this country because we cannot afford the policies of George Bush to keep moving."

Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK2), 3 Mar 2006, rewarded for being a loyal Democrat (emphasis added):

U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, who opposed his party more often than any other U.S. House member last year, is part of the Democratic team of "whips" that tracks votes on key issues. Boren, of Muskogee, announced Wednesday he has been named an assistant whip.

"I will use my position on the Democratic whip team to continue my work for Oklahoma's priorities," the freshman congressman said. "We all have to come together to protect our borders, provide affordable health care, create jobs and address our nation's energy problems."

A study released this year by Congressional Quarterly showed Boren voted against the House Democratic Party's position 41 percent of the time in 2005, giving him the lowest "party unity" score of any House member of either party. Boren also sided with President Bush, a Republican, 65 percent of the time, the second-most of any House Democrat.

But House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland called Boren "a young, energetic member of Congress, and someone who is truly in touch with the values of America's heartland."

Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK2), 11 May 2006, lecturing other Democrats on how to win a majority in the US Congress:

Boren said Thursday, "I cannot move to where (Democratic leaders) want me to be. If I were to do the things the (Democratic) caucus wanted me to do, I would be unelectable in Oklahoma. If (Democrats) want to be in the majority, they're going to have to try electing people like myself."

So, yeah, I'm sure that Barack Obama and his 700 billion donors are really concerned about being on the wrong side of Dan Boren's political judgement.