(Ben) Nelson (D-Ne.) calls land's status news to him

[Omaha Steve]

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Published Monday
August 7, 2006

Nelson calls land's status news to him

BY SUSAN SZALEWSKI

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson said Sunday he had not known that an acreage he owns along the Platte River was in a tax category that may have been inappropriate for his use of the land.


Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson


Supporters of his opponent, Pete Ricketts, had criticized Nelson's assertion that the wooded, 90-acre tract in Sarpy County was being used primarily for agriculture.

Mark Fahleson, a state GOP spokesman, said Sunday that as a "Washington politician," Democrat Nelson felt free to disregard the property tax laws.

The two sides in the Senate race have been trading jabs in an extended property tax controversy. Each of the candidates has been criticized by members of the opposing political party for contesting the property valuations on their homes.

[merwin]

1. I have a hard time believing that he did not know.

Most of our current politicians cannot be trusted, whether or not they have a D or R next to their name.

[silverojo]

2. Nelson's no real Democrat

He's a far-right wacko who slapped a D beside his name. Anti-sex-ed, anti-abortion, the whole bit:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nelson#Views_on_abortion

The SOB is guilty as charged, as all closet Republicans are.

[sonroadera]

3. If Nelson is "far right," what is Ricketts?

[acmavm]

5. Just right of Nuttier than a Fruitcake

[Omaha Steve]

6. Rickets sits in a...

Sky box to the right of the foul pole.

[IronLionZion]

9. You don't want to know....EOM

[merwin]

7. So he's socially conservative. How is he fiscally?

If he's fiscally liberal, then that would make him more of a moderate rather than a 'far-right wacko'

[Omaha Steve]

8. Like a Republican

He brags about how he voted with the president's tax reductions. He has voted for the Paris Hilton givenhhood more than once. W came here early last year to pitch privatizing Soc. Security etc... Need I say more?

[SaveElmer]

4. In Nebraska...

Nelson is what the Democratic Party looks like...

That is just the way it is...

He is still a reliable vote for Harry Reid as majority leader...which is more than we would get out of any Republican...

[IronLionZion]

10. I so wish Bob Kerrey was still Senator EOM

[loves_dulcinea]

11. goddamn it!

is too much to ask that we not be as corrupt as those asshole republicans???

[Richard Steele]

12. He didn't know that 90 acres of forest was not "agricultural" land?

And this particular lack of knowledge just happened
to save him an A$$LOAD on his taxes?

These claims present us with a very clear either/or situation.

Either: he's a liar and a tax cheat,
or: he's an honest man who is simply too stupid
to be trusted with Elected Office.
*sigh*

Both of those choices suck, but what else is there?

[AlCzervik]

13. like his accountant never told him this---palease!