(Ben) Nelson (D-Ne) to help craft new war bill

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

Published Thursday | May 3, 2007
Nelson to help craft new war bill
BY JAKE THOMPSON
WORLD-HERALD BUREAU

WASHINGTON - Sen. Ben Nelson will meet White House officials today to discuss a new Iraq war spending bill after President Bush vetoed the first one Congress sent him.

Nelson, D-Neb., said he, too, opposes the first bill's troop withdrawal timelines, which prompted the president's veto.

As a past Bush ally on tax cuts and homeland security legislation, Nelson said he hopes to help develop a new war spending bill that would put pressure on the Iraqi government and be "something the White House finds acceptable."

His comments came as verbal skirmishing continued between the Republican president and the Democrats who control Congress.

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[rodeodance]

1. oh great----!! (NOT)

[SledDriver]

2. Nelson a DINO?

[Eagle_Eye]

4. I would hope it is more like Good cop - Bad cop

With the help of Bill Nelson, the Democrats can get a compromise bill through that puts bush back on his heels. After we get him going back-wards, we can roll right over him.
With this Veto, bush has effectively been stopped. Now we need to turn it around and lead this country out of this war with bush along for the ride.

[DrDan]

13. Bill Nelson? Do you mean Ben?

As a Fl resident, I certainly hope Bill is not involved with this.

[leftchick]

7. indeed

I believe he has voted will repukes at least as much as lieberman. He is probably on on the most conservative of dems and always wants the occupation to continue.

[papau]

8. The vote list had only 1"Dem" Senator against a timeline - Lieberman -so it might work out

Alphabetical by Senator Name
Akaka (D-HI), Yea
Alexander (R-TN), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Nay
Baucus (D-MT), Yea
Bayh (D-IN), Yea
Bennett (R-UT), Nay
Biden (D-DE), Yea
Bingaman (D-NM), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Nay
Boxer (D-CA), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Yea
Brownback (R-KS), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Nay
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Yea
Carper (D-DE), Yea
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Chambliss (R-GA), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
Coburn (R-OK), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Nay
Coleman (R-MN), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Conrad (D-ND), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Craig (R-ID), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
DeMint (R-SC), Nay
Dodd (D-CT), Yea
Dole (R-NC), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ensign (R-NV), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Not Voting
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Gregg (R-NH), Nay
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Nay
Hutchison (R-TX), Nay
Inhofe (R-OK), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Not Voting
Kennedy (D-MA), Yea
Kerry (D-MA), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Kohl (D-WI), Yea
Kyl (R-AZ), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Yea
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Yea
Lieberman (ID-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Nay
Lugar (R-IN), Nay
Martinez (R-FL), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McCaskill (D-MO), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Nelson (D-FL), Yea
Nelson (D-NE), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Pryor (D-AR), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Salazar (D-CO), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Sessions (R-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Nay
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Nay
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Nay
Sununu (R-NH), Nay
Tester (D-MT), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Vitter (R-LA), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Nay
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Yea

[orpupilofnature57]

3. Craft? Whats complicating it? We need more than a skirmish ,to get

U.S. out of a war.

[ixion]

5. oh goody. can't wait to see that bill

:eyes:

[Solly Mack]

6. - "be something the White House finds acceptable." -

LMAO

A thug? A liar? A war criminal? A war profiteer? Corrupt? A torturer?

LMAO

[Ian David]

9. I fucking HATE Nelson. n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

10. Fuck him. Typical lack of unity from our party.

On the other hand, unacceptable bills won't pass in congress, which would result in my Option One: don't fund this criminal enterprise.

[Connie_Corleone]

11. Well, I guess that's that then.

The troops are never leaving.

[TwilightGardener]

12. Nelson's all right. He went along with the supplemental

even though he is against timetables--he helped give Dems that little victory against his own instincts, so give him a break. He's not a Lieberman, at least. Lieberman would be held up as a saint here in Nebraska.

[skipos]

14. Nelson has some of the highest approval ratings in the senate

from NE overall, but especially from NE Dems.

I agree with the guy on very few things, but I highly doubt that NE will elect a real progressive anytime soon.

[depakid]

15. Do you have a source on that?

Just curious.

[skipos]

16. Yes. Survey USA polls

Survey USA did monthly polls that showed him as one of the top rated senators. And again, Dems in NE were giving him the highest ratings of any group of people. Unfortunately, SUSA's polls are harder to dig through nowadays, and I haven't seen a NE poll in awhile. A quick google yeilded this:

"Nebraska’s Ben Nelson Highest Rated U.S. Senator, According to SurveyUSA April 2006 50-State Data"
http://www.surveyusa.com/press2.html

Yes it is old, but his numbers are pretty consistent.

[Zhade]

17. That makes me sad for NE Dems.

:(