Nelson: I'll Filibuster Without Stupak-Like Amendment

President Nelson has spoken, I see.

Olympia? Susan? President Nelson is trying to take over your turf...

Do these people even care about us in general? Do they care that their constituents are dying and suffering every day because of the lack of health care? I seriously doubt it. They don't care about ANYTHING but their own wallets. All they care about is covering their own asses so they can get a cushy job when they leave public office. They vote the way the corps want with the promise of a 6-7 figure salaried job when they join the private sector. This should be outlawed. Lobbyism should be illegal.

Women hating cretin. I am moving to nebraska to vote this prick out of office.

Hey, idiot...Go jump off a cliff. You and your government have no right whatsoever to tell me what I can and can't do with my body.

Thanks for holding health care reform hostage to your pet project, jackass. If that doesn't work, maybe you could threaten to blow up a homeless shelter or something.

I don't believe Ben Nelson is the best democrat Nebraska has to offer, but he's easily the ugliest.

Doesn't the House need the Stupak Amendment to pass the coference report?

I say, go for it, if Senator Reid makes him actually filibuster. Let him read from the phone book, the bible, the periodic chart of elements, whatever, as long as he can stand it, and let the American people see it. Anyway at his age the old son of a bitch would not last for 2 days before his prostate exploded. Senator Reid, if ever there was a time when an actual filibuster was required instead of "cloture" this is it. We are counting on you.

The Stupak Amendment is just a poison pill designed to undermine health care reform. But it's refreshing to know that a Senator from Nebraska (population 1.8 M) can screw the entire country (population 305.5 M) without taking his clothes off.

I wish some woman Senator would introduce an amendment barring insurance companies from paying for Viagra, Cialis, and any other drugs in that same class, and then threaten to filibuster the whole dang thing unless the amendment stays.

Someone, anyone, Primary this asshole.

To the Blame Obama crowd:

Can we stop hearing the Obama turncoats claiming that the clouds should have already parted, that by now a perfect healthcare bill should have passed and both wars should've ended, and we should have a rainbow in every pot for X-mass but won't because the stimulus package was too small?

Can the uber-whiners of late stop complaining that Obama should fix everything and make it all better in his short 11 months? We DON'T have a fillibuster-proof 60 majority in the senate. At best we have 58, because Nelson and Lieberman are acting Republicans who are allowed to caucus with the Democrats (could probably throw a couple more in there). Most of the government DID NOT change in the last election. Most players who got us into all the messes we find ourselves in are still there - you can't just blame the Bush Administration (though they sure did more than their share to f@#% things up). Obama is one person. One. He has control over one branch out of three in our government. To actually effect lasting change in our system, to make it more progressive or liberal, one has to change the other branches of government too. Liberals need to stop thinking only about the presidential elections, and start fighting the long fight - change congress.

I'm simply dumbfounded by the eat-your-own mentality of the left. Obama isn't perfect, so they'll just fold up shop and not support him or the Democrats anymore: that'll show 'em! (Not.) Rather than attack Obama, fight for the next step in making change happen. If the R's gain ground in '10, Obama will have to move more to the right to get anything done. If we hold ground, or gain ground by making the congress more progressive, Obama will be empowered/enabled to have a more progressive agenda. Do we shift ower to the far right by letting them win, or do we make incremental gains which aren't perfect, but set the stage for better things down the road?

Oh yes, we all agree that would be dandy. Except that instead of attacking the Republicans who're catering to a extremist minority, I'm hearing lots of 'progressives' attacking the guy they just worked so hard to elect. Brilliant strategy. Brilliant.

Don't blame Obama if things don't go well a year from now... liberals already appear to be quitters less than a year into Obama''s first term. Maybe there's a kernel of truth when Republicans talk about brie-eating liberals; they want everything handed to them on a platter.

Why would an allegedly Democratic Senator threaten to filibuster a health bill over an issue that is already legal? If he wants to outlaw abortion, they try it directly. Otherwise, if it's legal, then as a legal medical procedure, it should be covered. I expect this behavior from Republican fundamentalists, not a member of my party.