Posted on 12/15/2009 3:06:37 PM PST by American Dream 246
Quite an explosive leak! I wonder how this will affect things? It is certainly a thuggish and dangerous thing for Obama to play with National Security over this craptacular idea of socialized medicine. Quite a desperate move.
According to a Senate aide, the White House is now threatening to put Nebraskas Offutt Air Force Base on the BRAC list if Nelson doesnt fall into line. Offutt Air Force Base employs some 10,000 military and federal employees in Southeastern Nebraska. As our source put it, this is a naked effort by Rahm Emanuel and the White House to extort Nelsons vote. They are threatening to close a base vital to national security for what? asked the Senate staffer.
Indeed, Offutt is the headquarters for US Strategic Command, the successor to Strategic Air Command, and not by accident. STRATCOM was located in the middle of the country for strategic reasons. Its closure would be a massive blow to the economy of the state of Nebraska, but it would also be another example of this administration playing politics with our national security.
So much for the idea of Obama trying to save jobs and improve the economy!
Without Nelsons vote, since all Republicans are still in line to oppose this, Reid is still left with 59 votes. So, some arm twisting is taking place. Nelson doesnt want this bill to fund abortions so he is now being threatened, and national security along with him. How shameful this would be if Democrats felt shame.
Ed Morrissey:
The Obama administration has little left to use for leverage. Why not national security? After all, if were going to bring terrorists into Illinois, what does it matter if we put the US Strategic Command on wheels for a few years?
What a nightmare!
It’s time to move outside our comfort zone. A takeover is going on. Wait until we can’t do anything?
Just wait until this hits the 6 o’clock news. First it was the thugs at the voting booths and now it’s threats against a US congressman and the military. Ya know, for someone who depends on the military to keep him and his family from harm, this might not be the best time to spit on them. Smooth move, Ex-lax.
Obama is a radical communist like Alan Keyes said. BO will do anything to pass Obamacare to gain control over every aspect of our lives, esp. insurance premiums, property as collateral for healthcare (including guns), death panels, etc. as his hatred of America brings us down into abject poverty.
Clair McCaskill could be a hero and end this madness by exposing Obama as not eligible for the presidency. Otherwise, she will be one of the disgraced Senate Judiciary Committee who kept silent.
Glenn Beck pointed out that the Dems who are voting against the loud and overwhelming wishes of their constituencies are doing so because they’ve been promised lucrative positions as lobbyists or as corporate board members. He said to check the connection between Rahm and the head of GM. These guys may lose their seats in Congress but not their power. Pretty depressing.
He should vote NO and dare him to close it. They try to close it, the time has come.
Hey, I live here in Mobile AL and Dims have no pride - when Alabama voted for Goldwater over LBJ, shortly after the election Brookley AFB was closed - never mind that it was the only military base that had air, rail and water access and was a major supplier for our troops in Vietnam....Dims don’t give a crap about our country or our security....
To the list-too big to ignore ping.
I think everyone that works on or is connected to that base needs to sent a note to Obama....
This is disgusting
Add to the list coersion!
Add to the list coersion!
The WH can’t close jack***.
Just call the Senators on the BRAC and let them know what the WH has said.
I’m sure the Pentagon would love it too.
Nelson is the last hold-out for handouts? Great.
Levin is covering this right now.
You have some good pictures on your profile page. How I wish Ronald Reagan were with us today. He was the best.
Mob rule the Chicago way.
- JP
So Obama will close the nuke command base?
Yes, just like the Congressional Budget Office. Right after they were called into the Oval Office, the healthcare bill magically became just okee dokee.
It looks that way to me..
BTTT - this should be breaking, IMHO
Impeachable if true if you ask me.
The only thing I can HOPE will be a positive is that members of Congress, the State Dept in Hawaii and/or the Secret Service/CIA will manage to get a case moving on the natural born citizen issue.
Even those who are Democrat aren’t this radical for the most part. I mean this is beyond every Democrat I’ve ever met except the extreeeme left loonies and there aren’t 50% of America made of them. Most Democrats I know will debate me on issues, but won’t let this country get torn down. Even those who are pretty liberal socially.
Yeah, Obama is going to step over the line. He’s already spit on the CIA, the Secret Service (to protect The First Lady’s BFF), ‘racist’ police across the country, and now this. The military is going to realize if he can shut down a valuable base so dismissively, how can they trust him to be an honorable CiC and not send them marching off to slaughter?
I am distraught at this, but I have hope there is a glimmer of optimism in it.
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