Ben Nelson will vote NO on Kagan

[jefferson_dem]

What a POS.

Friday, July 30, 2010

NELSON STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT NOMINEE ELENA KAGAN

July 30, 2010 – Today, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson issued this statement on the president’s nomination of Elena Kagan for the U.S. Supreme Court to fill the seat of retired Justice John Paul Stevens:

“As a member of the bipartisan ‘Gang of 14,’ I will follow our agreement that judicial nominees should be filibustered only under extraordinary circumstances. If a cloture vote is held on the nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court, I am prepared to vote for cloture and oppose a filibuster because, in my view, this nominee deserves an up or down vote in the Senate.

“However, I have heard concerns from Nebraskans regarding Ms. Kagan, and her lack of a judicial record makes it difficult for me to discount the concerns raised by Nebraskans, or to reach a level of comfort that these concerns are unfounded. Therefore, I will not vote to confirm Ms. Kagan’s nomination.”

http://bennelson.senate.gov/press/press_releases/073010-01.cfm

[SunsetDreams]

1. "I've heard concerns" uh huh

[brentspeak]

29. Nelson's office likely got spammed by RW astroturf groups

But he's stupid enough to believe that it represents what the majority of Nebraskans really want.

[SunsetDreams]

32. Yeah that was my thinking also

[gateley]

2. Ben Nelson. nt

[secondwind]

3. Ben Nelson should save us time and just become a Republican.

[checks-n-balances]

27. Has he EVER voted with the party he claims affiliation with?

What is with him? Some of his colleagues emulate him from time to time, but has this man ever shown any understanding of what it used to mean & what it still should mean to be a Democrat?

[winstars]

4. "Some people say" BULLSHIT!!!! nt

[geek tragedy]

5. Fair enough. Cloture is what counts.

Ben Nelson is still a DINO, however.

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[Champion Jack]

9. +100

[BeyondGeography]

7. Can't count on him for any little thing anymore...He has gone off the deep end

[Uzybone]

8. Ben Nelson is an open sore on the Democrats in the senate

[JNelson6563]

10. Any word on a primary challenge for that asshole?

It's to the point where if you look up "total asshole" you see a pic of this guy.

Julie

[nemo137]

11. Not until 2012.

Maybe he'll retire? We should be so lucky.

[Arkana]

18. Right next to Joe Lieberman, of course.

[JNelson6563]

23. Lieberman; see "asshole extraordinaire"

:toast:

[activa8tr]

12. He is definitely a Republican parading as a Dem, a wolf in sheep's

clothing, and an absolute imbecile!

[Bitwit1234]

13. Maybe we could call and tell him that I am going to look up his

number. We don't need this type of Democrat. If he is going to go republican the POS should change his affiliation,. He is giving Democrats a bad name.

[depakid]

14. Looks like much ado about nothing

The only vote that matters is whether he supports the Senate's 60 vote usurpation of power here. He doesn't- and so the rest is nothing but an ugly corrupt man grandstanding for the crowd.

[NC_Nurse]

15. Why doesn't he just go ahead and switch parties?

[catgirl]

16. And he hasn't heard from pro Kagan Nebraskans?

I'm so sick of this asshole.

[Arkana]

19. Oh, he has--they're just not "Real Americans".

[Arkana]

17. I think we've found the one thing that all of DU agrees on: that Ben Nelson

is a complete tool.

[Jennicut]

22. Yup. He is truly the ultimate DINO.

[GreenPartyVoter]

26. I think you may be right!

[KingFlorez]

20. He's voting for cloture, so it's not that big of a deal

If he was joining a filibuster, it would be a problem. There are enough votes to certify Kagan, it's not like he holds the balance.

[zulchzulu]

21. Can we call him Half Nelson... he's half Repig and half Blue Dog n/t

[bigwillq]

24. She'll pass anyway

with or without your help, Mr. Nelson.
Not the biggest Kagan fan, but I think she will be a decent Justice. And I would vote for her confirmation if I were a Senator.

[firedupdem]

25. What about this "nebraskan"? Ugh..living in a red state is sickening. n/t

[Thrill]

28. Gregg is voting for Kagan

That tells you all you need to know about this piece of shit Ben Nelson. He's the lone reason why there were those ridiculous Bush tax cuts in the first place. And he's the reason progressive legislation goes no where in the Senate

[COLGATE4]

30. Ben Nelson is just this decades' Zell Miller

without the bat-shit craziness.

[Warren Stupidity]

31. But he's a Democrat. Where's the solidarity?

[saltpoint]

33. Well, Ben, you old crustacean, you'll be casting your

vote with the minority.

Elena Kagan is going to be confirmed, despite your posturing and recalcitrance and disputation.

[onenote]

34. Someone should press Nelson to elaborate on what these "concerns" are

that he can't comfortably conclude are unfounded? If its that she's liberal...well, everyone on the planet knew Ruth Bader Ginsburg was liberal and she was confirmed 96-3, with a lot of repubs who presumably weren't liberal still voting for her. Nelson is just a fucking coward.

[paulk]

35. when you can't support your President's SC nomination

using the same rationale as the other party does

then you don't belong in the caucus

imho - this is a seat we can afford to lose.