Source: Dems Threaten Nelson In Pursuit of 60 (Offutt Air Force Base )

weeklystandard.com/weblogs ^ | Dec 15 2009 | Michael Goldfarb

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While the Democrats appease Senator Lieberman, they still have to worry about other recalcitrant Democrats including Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson. Though Lieberman has been out front in the fight against the public option and the Medicare buy-in, Nelson was critical of both. Now that those provisions appear to have been stripped from the bill, Lieberman may get on board, but Nelson's demand that taxpayer money not be used to fund abortion has still not been met. According to a Senate aide, the White House is now threatening to put Nebraska's Offutt Air Force Base on the BRAC list if Nelson doesn't 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 Nelson's vote." They are "threatening to close a base vital to national security for what?" asked the Senate staffer.

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I meant Nebraska - not enough coffee yet, sorry.

[Dajjal]

obumpa

[G Larry]

Just sent this to Ben:

That must have been a tough decision Senator;
Taxpayer funded baby killing or closing O.A.F.B.?

Senator, you should have told the White House that because of their blackmail threat, you are leaving the Democrat party!