Ben Nelson To Vote For Sotomayor
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) has announced that he will vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, the Lincoln Journal Star reports -- bringing her one of the last conservative Dem holdouts who hadn't yet stated a position.
"The record shows she is not an activist," said Nelson, adding that Sotomayor has "a great respect for the law."
This means that not only is Sotomayor on track for an easy confirmation, but that the National Rifle Association's last-ditch effort to demand that Senators vote against her has fallen flat. Pro-gun Democrats from across the country are voting for her, anyway. Nelson had previously indicated that the NRA's grading would not be a factor: "I'd probably have a good rating regardless."


















Another profile in courage from Nelson.
August 3, 2009 2:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh thank you Mr. Nelson, thank you. We are so grateful to you, thank you so much.
xoxoxo
August 3, 2009 2:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Woah, what? Now I'm starting to think I missed something. What is wrong with Sotomayor??
August 3, 2009 2:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah, how long we've waited for a Congress person to have the guts to say "NRA -- go **** yourself."
August 3, 2009 2:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gotcha. Nelson can vote for Soto because his gun-rights record is good enough to survive this little bit of downgrading from the NRA.
If that hadn't been the case, however...
August 3, 2009 2:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Gentle Ben
My hero
August 3, 2009 2:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
For a moment there I thought I read the title wrong! Maybe the pressure starting to work?
August 3, 2009 4:30 PM | Reply | Permalink