Tim Grieve explains Ben Nelson for us

[acmejack]

"There's sad and then there's pathetic. In the course of voting for the Bush administration's detainee bill Thursday, Nebraska Sen. Bill Nelson crossed that line.

How could a Democrat -- let alone 12 of them -- vote for legislation that denies people we hold in custody even the basic right of challenging their custody in federal court? Nelson, who's running for reelection in a red state but still leads his Republican challenger by 23 percentage points, said he just follows the lead of John McCain:

"I think people respect Sen. McCain on these issues," Nelson tells the New York Times, "and I think he probably represents the views of a lot of people in Nebraska."

http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/index.html?source=newsletter

I am afraid I agree, I know he has his defenders, "Oh he is in a tough Red State". Well this kind of puts that tough close race BS to rest doesn't it? Face it, he might as well be Republiclown, he is a reliable vote for them, when is the last time he actually voted with the Democrats on an issue that mattered? Can anybody tell me? Please? I would really like to know to satisfy my own curiosity, because I really don't know the answer!

[GetTheRightVote]

1. My Nelson sucks as bad as your Nelson, same boat, different paddle

:kick:

[AX10]

2. Ben Nelson is shit!

[carolinayellowdog]

3. Even if there's a Dem majority...

what good is that if a substantial contingent of Dems vote with Repukes most of the time? This guy and others like him will be disloyal in the majority as they are in the minority.

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. Thats what I have been thinking.

These are just repugs in shabby dem clothing.