NRSC: Bob Kerrey To The Left Of Even Ben Nelson On ObamaCare

Insurance News ^ | 01/10/12

[freespirited]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release:

As former Nebraska Democrat Senator Bob Kerrey turned New York City resident returns to the Cornhusker State, Nebraskans may be surprised to learn where Mr. Kerrey stands on a wide variety of issues, including President Obama's $2.5 trillion healthcare bill.

What Nebraskans will quickly learn is that not only does Mr. Kerrey support government-run healthcare, but that Kerrey is even more liberal than Ben Nelson on the issue because he supports the government-run public option. Even more remarkable is that Kerrrey once told a group of New Yorkers that the longer he lives in New York City the further to the left he gets on ObamaCare.

BOB KERREY: "From My Standpoint, It Isn't Just Because I Live In Greenwich Village Now - The Longer I Live Here, The Further To The Left I Get On Health Care." (Bob Kerrey, Remarks At Tishman Auditorium, New York City, 9/16/09)

Now that Kerrey is exploring another run for the U.S. Senate, surely he would attempt to mask his position on a healthcare bill that ultimately led to the demise of what was once a very popular two-term Senator from McCook.

That is not the case as earlier this morning, Kerrey doubled down on his support of ObamaCare when he told KFAB News Radio that he opposes a repeal of President Obama's job-killing healthcare bill.

"As Nebraskans get reacquainted with Bob Kerrey, they'll be surprised to learn that Kerrey cites his 11 years in New York City as the reason he's an unabashed supporter of ObamaCare," said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Jahan Wilcox. "Kerrey even supports the public option, which is an ominous sign for a person looking to replace the man who made government-run healthcare the law of the land."

BACKGROUND ...

KERREY SUPPORTED OBAMACARE & THE PUBLIC OPTION

KERREY: "From My Standpoint, It Isn't Just Because I Live In Greenwich Village Now - The Longer I Live Here, The Further To The Left I Get On Health Care." (Bob Kerrey, Remarks At Tishman Auditorium, New York City, 9/16/09)

KERREY: "I Really Don't Get How The Public Option Got Demonized So Badly, And Why It Became So Scary." (Bob Kerrey, Remarks At Tishman Auditorium, New York City, 9/16/09)

KERREY: "I Don't Understand Why The Public Option Isn't Seen For What It Is, Which Is A Nationalization, A Creating Of A National System." (Bob Kerrey, Remarks At Tishman Auditorium, New York City, 9/16/09) Kerrey Said If He Were "A Right Wing Governor," He'd Be For "Socializing" Insurance, And "Creating A Federal System Of Insurance." KERREY: "So let's say I'm a right wing governor ...I'd be for socializing the insurance part. I'd be for creating a federal system of insurance." (Bob Kerrey, Remarks At Tishman Auditorium, New York City, 9/16/09)

KERREY THANKED HARRY REID FOR HIS WORK ON OBAMACARE Kerrey Praised Majority Leader Reid For Taking On Health Care, Saying "We Need More Harry Reids." "Former Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., who served during the Clinton administration's failed health care reform initiative in 1993, said that Reid deserves 'a tremendous amount of credit' for taking on 'the most difficult, the most emotional, and the most complicated issue in politics.' Kerrey added, 'We need more Harry Reids.'" (Alexis Simendinger, "Reid Faces His Biggest Test In Health Care Reform," The National Journal, 11/21/09)

[freespirited]

Click here to hear audio of Kerrey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPeBtcKH_WM&feature=youtu.be

[freespirited]

Trying again ... live link to Kerrey on radio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPeBtcKH_WM&feature=youtu.be

[Paine in the Neck]

Anyone who doesn’t think Kerrey is a leftist hasn’t been paying attention to what he does rather than what he says. One need only consider his decade-long tenure as head of the New School to clarify the point; the place is nothing but an incubator of commie subversion.

[bigbob]

word from Nebraska insiders is that Kerrey has little chance, unless the R’s screw up (which they are more than capable of doing. But if he runs, it might prompt popular Republican Governor Dave Heineman to relent and run on the R ticket, leaving the Governor’s office up for grabs.

[ScottinVA]

Pay attention, Nebraska... don’t get stupid in November and bring this POS back to the Senate.

[TheOldLady]

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[Cyman]

Any Democrat that called Bill Clinton “a very good liar” gets a little leeway from me. Very little but I usually will at least read what they have to say.

[truthkeeper]

Actually, he called him "an UNUSUALLY good liar."

Very memorable quote.

[Cyman]

I stand corrected. Thanks!

[ozzymandus]

Nobody remembers when kerrey was a left-wing governor and a left-wing senator? I sure do. They tried to make him a “moderate” by boasting of his Vietnam record. Remind you of anybody else with the same name?

[Western Phil]

One should also remember that Kerrey was considered one of the “front runners” for the presidency until the Clintons got on national tv. Bill confessed to be a horn dog and Hillery said she was all right with that> That was when his popularity numbers went way up & the other candidates dropped out. There was no way a single fellow living in the Nebraska governor’s mansion could top that for the demos.