President Nelson: No Serious Objections To Public Option Package Sent To CBO

[jefferson_dem]

:)

Nelson: No Serious Objections To Public Option Package Sent To CBO
Brian Beutler | December 9, 2009, 5:28PM



As readers are well aware, the line of the day is that the emerging public option compromise in the Senate can't and won't be finalized until the Congressional Budget Office weighs in on the cost.

That raises the question of whether the negotiators thought the ideas sent to CBO--Medicare buy-in etc.--were worthy on the merits. I asked Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), whose objections to the public option helped lead to the new plan being discussed, whether he would have a problem with any of the options even if the CBO give them a passing grade.

"I'm not aware of anything that was raising serious objections about it, I think it was about, 'Well, that sounds okay, let's see how it scores,'" Nelson said.

That's likely to quiet some heartburn among leading Democrats, who really need this new initiative to succeed, so they can get 60 votes to pass the bill. Now let's wait for CBO.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/12/nelson-no-serious-objections-to-public-option-package-sent-to-cbo.php

[Lisa D]

1. How long?

Anyone know how long the CBO will take to score it?

[jefferson_dem]

2. They said it could take "up to a week".

Reid just said they will be breaking for a four-day weekend so I would expect it Monday or Tuesday next week.

[slipslidingaway]

11. The Dem leaders never did get the CBO to score HR 676 :( n/t

[BeyondGeography]

3. Is it me or does his nose keep getting longer as this process goes on?

[jefferson_dem]

8. Not sure but that "comb-over up do" is just dreamy.

:puke:

[Ken Burch]

4. uh..."President Nelson"?

:eyes:

[jefferson_dem]

7. Too much?

n/t

[BeyondGeography]

9. Not if you ask him

[joeybee12]

5. Nice that we're held hostage to this flatulent old phuck...n/t

[Bleacher Creature]

6. Oh good. What about Empress Snowe? NT

[kirby]

10. Thank god the empress has clothes! n/t

[Bleacher Creature]

12. I hold you personally responsible for the image that just crossed my mind.

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[WI_DEM]

13. does he wear a rug?

[jefferson_dem]

14. I sure hope so...

If not, he's got the funkiest looking "hair" i've ever seen.