Ben Nelson Strikes Again!

[Joanne98]

Ben Nelson Leaves Dems One Vote Shy Of Wall Street Reform

Democrats in Washington might want to nudge West Virginia governor Joe Manchin to name a replacement for Sen. Robert Byrd already.

The good news for Dems is that tonight, in a statement to reporters, Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) hopped aboard the Wall Street reform train. "I intend to support passage of the legislation when its brought before the Senate," she said. That would make 60 votes -- enough to overcome a filibuster -- but now a Democrat is hanging out in the undecided camp, preventing the package from coming to the cloor

The bad news: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) explicitly told reporters this evening he's not committed to voting for the legislation, citing a handful of measures, and concern about potential future directors of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.


"You don't know who's going to be head of the consumer protection bureau," Nelson said after a vote. "You can't just send a rogue agency out on its own."

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/ben-nelson-leaves-dems-one-vote-shy-of-wall-street-reform.php?ref=fpb

[Diamonique]

1. Jeebus! Can't we get rid of this DINO? n/t

[mdmc]

2. the problem with our party is that when we win we win with losers like this

When we win, we lose.

[NC_Nurse]

3. He is such a tool.

:puke:

[David__77]

4. He's going to filibuster it? Or just vote against it?

There's a difference. He should let it come to a vote.

[DCBob]

6. Filibuster of course,, thats the only way he can get any attention..

What a loser.

[Joanne98]

8. He just took his top off so it's filibuster by Miss Nebraska.

[DCBob]

5. "Nelson wants input.. on who the WH might nominate to run the new agency"..

If I were the WH, I would say sure Ben give us your input.. then wait for Byrd's replacement.

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. No question that Ben Nelson is a Republican piece of shit with helmet hair

but that doesn't change the fact that the "Federal" Reserve Further Enabling Act of 2010 is NOT a good thing.

We don't need another false "reform" bill. We need to go back to the REAL reforms that work.

In other words, the ones passed by FDR. So undo all the bullshit done in the last 30 years and make it happen. Don't make it worse.

[Mojambo]

9. And the White House will now begin kissing his ass furiously

Rahm on one cheek. Obama on the other.