Nelson (D-Ne) aide: Offutt (air base closure if a no vote on health care) claim false

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Joseph Morton

WASHINGTON — As the Senate health care debate enters crunch time, the pressure from all sides continued to grow today, with Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., right in the middle.

His spokesman quickly dismissed a report by conservative columnist Michelle Malkin that Nelson was even being threatened with “closure of an air force base,” presumably Offutt Air Force Base, which is south of Omaha and home of U.S. Strategic Command. Malkin also said Nelson has been promised a “bribe bigger than Sen. Landrieu's.”

That's a reference to Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat and one of the last holdouts on the vote to begin the health care debate. The legislation includes a provision to increase Louisiana's Medicaid funds that Landrieu says is worth $300 million.

Nelson spokesman Jake Thompson said both of Malkin's claims about Nelson are false.


Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20091215/NEWS/712159842

[thunder rising]

1. "And it has nothing to do with the B3 bomber" (Wag The Dog) this is BS cover.

[ShadDogPt]

2. Well, it is already all over Nebraska. Whoever "planted" the story knew what would happen.

My neighbors are from Nebraska and sure enough they got a call tonight about this from the wife's side today. They think there is something to this so the damage has been done.

[southernyankeebelle]

3. Malkin seems to forget that is how the game is played. She

forgets republicans were very, very good at the same game.

[depakid]

4. If only- if only.

Unfortunately, this administration doesn't have what it takes to get it done on the domestic front.

[damntexdem]

5. It's a shame that Malkin isn't correct for once.

But given the source, the claim can't be true, not to mention that it's too good to be true.