NOW Ben Nelson is all about passing the Health Care Bill

[CatWoman]

has there ever been a more worthless, hypocritical snake in the grass?

Nelson: I Won't Oppose Health Care Because Of Reconciliation

One of the most unreliable Senate Democratic votes for health reform said on Friday that he is open to passing a bill through reconciliation as a last resort.

In an interview with KLIN radio in Nebraska, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) said he would not vote against health care reform simply because party leadership was using a budgetary procedure that precludes filibusters to amend it. Rather, if he cast a vote against the legislation it would be on policy grounds alone, he said.

"I'm not going to use reconciliation as a principle to be against this," Nelson said. "It's my least favorite way to do something. It's only after everything else fails, when there's obstruction going on."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/26/nelson-i-wont-oppose-heal_n_478652.html

[high density]

1. The guy is a total idiot

And I don't think the federal government needs to get much more involved in this when you have states that are capable of deciding what are adequate or excessive rates when it comes to health care premiums.

In other words, more of the status quo is just fine for Ben Nelson. Because he can't see how anything is wrong.

[rpannier]

2. His numbers in Nebraska have been sliding

He's been against the part of the original plan that the people in Nebraska support -- Gov't Health Care

Now he's trying to salvage himself

[Skink]

3. Maybe Obama is finally doing some arm twisting.

[Arkana]

4. Nelson is such a bloviating self-important gasbag.

Good thing reconciliation won't require his goddamn vote. Or Holy Joe's.

[bluestateguy]

5. I liked him better on the Wonder Years

[rockymountaindem]

6. Ass. Hat.

I guess it's easy for him now that he's gotten virtually everything he wants.

[DrToast]

7. He already voted for the health care bill

What has changed here? Am I missing something?