Democrat Ben Nelson breaks with party, votes against forwarding financial reform

The Hill ^ | 4-26-10 | Michael O'Brien

[icwhatudo]

Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) voted Monday evening against beginning debate on his party's Wall Street reform bill.

Nelson, a centrist Democrat who also broke with his party on healthcare legislation and several jobs bills, joined Republicans in opposing the legislation.

The vote this afternoon was a long-awaited procedural vote to begin formal debate on the legislation, Democrats' top legislative priority since returning from recess.

But after negotiations between Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), the chairman of the Banking committee, and Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), the ranking member, had hit snags over the weekend, the vote was expected to fall short.

A series of Republicans who had been seen as wavering on the bill stuck with the GOP on the vote, though all 59 Senate Democrats had been seen as likely to join together to support the bill.

[icwhatudo]

So now they will need more than Snow....and since McLame is up for election-count him out.

[Gay State Conservative]

Trying to save his sorry a$$.

[jessduntno]

So now they will need more than Snow....and since McLame is up for election-count him out.”

A little more jaw-boning and that ass will be back in the fold.

[choctaw man]

Nebraska: vote this doo fuss out of off us

[SmokingJoe]

and since McLame is up for election-count him out.

Until he after the primaries.
I trust McLame like I trust a rattlesnake.

[GoCards]

yea, I bet he does. Bet he is getting pummelled in Nebraska.

[Gay State Conservative]

So now they will need more than Snow...

Well,there's always Collins...and they might check out Brown too.

[Tzimisce]

Nelson is in DEEP $h!t.

He REALLY pissed off his voters.

Sadly, they’ll probably re-elect him in 2012....

[ABQHispConservative]

Funny how Nelson now voted against healthcare, when the Cornhusker kickback is the law of the land. Talk about re-writing history.

[Frantzie]

Ben Nelson is scum like MCCain.

[clintonh8r]

That is exactly what I was thinking! (But with ss instead of $$).

[Political Junkie Too]

...all 59 Senate Democrats had been seen as likely to join together to support the bill.

Even though there are only 57 of them.

-PJ

[a_screen_name]

too late Benedict

[FormerACLUmember]

Nelson is holding out for a new CornHusker Deal: under the new law, Nebraskans can cheat on their taxes like an Obama regime official without penalties!

[navymom1]

Man is he running scared.

[onyx]

Snowe and Collins both stood strong.

Vote was 57 to 41.

Bennett and Bond did not vote.

[WOSG]

“Snowe and Collins both stood strong.

Vote was 57 to 41.”

GOOD! We live to fight this battle another day!

[Digger]

What are you holding out for now, Ben? You are still a doofus sellout. You Cornhuskers better throw this scum out neat election as he has done his damage for decades to come.

[FTJM]

I can’t see Nelson doing this unless he was given cover.