How Ben Nelson Saved Christmas
The senior Senator from the great state of Nebraska, Ben Nelson, “won’t vote to advance the Senate healthcare bill unless it is changed“:
Nelson said more stringent restrictions on the use of federal funds for abortion must be included in the billl if it is to win his vote.
“If it’s not at the point where I think it needs to be with the improvements that I’m pushing — and they’ve made a lot of them — then I will not vote for cloture on the motion to end debate,” Nelson said in an interview on KLIN radio in Nebraska.
Looks like Senate Democrat Leader Harry Reid won’t get that vote on his bill before Christmas. Ol’ Harry needs Ben’s vote for cloture.
Wonder if lefties will now organize a boycott of Nebraska. Maybe it’s time to take that trip I always wanted to Omaha.
Oh, by the way, does anyone have a copy of the legislation ol’ Harry had scraped together a week or so ago, you know, the one whose contents remained unknown (as of this past weekend) to own Democratic deputy?
(H/t: Dan Riehl.)
In honor of Ben Nelson:
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I would suggest not counting Sen. Nelson’s nay vote on cloture until it’s cast. Pay no attention to what he says, watch what he does.
Comment by OldNuc — December 17, 2009 @ 8:13 pm - December 17, 2009
PLEASE tell me that picture of the Grinch is supposed to be all wavy.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — December 17, 2009 @ 9:26 pm - December 17, 2009
I am glad Ben Nelson is standing up for all the unborn gay children who would be aborted under the current bill. I don’t want my tax money to pay for parents to kill children they suspect might be born gay.
Comment by Ashpenaz — December 17, 2009 @ 11:02 pm - December 17, 2009
[...] How Ben Nelson Saved Christmas [...]
Pingback by GayPatriot » Will Harry Reid Steal (Senators’) Christmas? — December 18, 2009 @ 1:40 am - December 18, 2009
Yes, TGC, the Grinch is wavy.
Comment by B. Daniel Blatt — December 18, 2009 @ 3:27 am - December 18, 2009
Phew! Was afraid that was some bad Pizza Hut earlier.
Comment by ThatGayConservative — December 18, 2009 @ 4:06 am - December 18, 2009
Well… so much for Ben Nelson.
Comment by The_Livewire — December 19, 2009 @ 11:22 am - December 19, 2009