Posted on 02/08/2010 5:22:02 PM PST by tobyhill
announced Monday evening that he will support a Republican-led filibuster over President Barack Obama's nominee to serve on the National Labor Relations Board.
The move is likely to infuriate labor groups who have fought hard for Craig Becker's nomination to serve on the five-member NLRB - and will likely give Republicans enough support to sustain a filibuster Tuesday.
Mr. Beckers previous statements strongly indicate that he would take an aggressive personal agenda to the NLRB, and that he would pursue a personal agenda there, rather than that of the administration, Nelson said in a statement. This is of great concern, considering that the boards main responsibility is to resolve labor disputes with an even and impartial hand."
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Using MSM logic, I guess we can say that Ben supporting a filibuster at on this issue makes it a ‘bipartisan’ filibuster.
Sorry Ben. You had chance a to kill the bill and you took a bribe. You’re time is up. Time for you to retire.
Ben, if you want to get re-elected, switch to the GOP.
I doubt this will help Senator Toast.
“Get him the hell out of here!” - still the best line of the year so far!!
Looks like Benny Boy can read polls after all.
Yes, and he’ll still be booed at any public venue in NE. What a tool.
"Damn, I'm in deep doo-doo. Who knew healthcare was a political sinkhole?"
Wonder if the DNC wants there $500K back.
LOL!
He could’ve used Obamacare to switch parties and save himself. Instead he sold out. He gone.
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