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Democrat Ben Nelson Opposes Elena Kagan, Will Vote against her confirmation (Do you believe this?)
ABC NEWS ^
| 07/30/2010
| Matthew Jaffe
Posted on 07/30/2010 7:55:51 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
It means:
A) The Democrats have the votes, and
B) Nelson is worried and trying to get conservative credentials back.
I say, donate to his opponent and do your best to throw the bastard out at election time...which I think is 2012 for him.
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posted on
07/30/2010 8:59:32 PM PDT
by
Mr Rogers
(When the ass brays, don't reply...)
To: SeekAndFind
I wonder if the little Republican fairy from Carolina has heard about this.
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posted on
07/30/2010 9:02:45 PM PDT
by
Minn
(Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
To: Tzimisce
Dems must have enough votes to confirm her without Nelson....Let's see...What's 59 - 1 + 4 RINOs again?
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posted on
07/30/2010 9:05:04 PM PDT
by
Minn
(Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
To: TNCMAXQ
Lindsey Graham-nesty as well...
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posted on
07/30/2010 9:34:49 PM PDT
by
txrangerette
("...hold to the truth; speak without fear". - Glenn Beck -)
To: SeekAndFind
He’s trolling. Wants to be bought.
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posted on
07/30/2010 9:45:09 PM PDT
by
Candor7
(Obama .......yes.......is fascist... ..He meets every diagnostic of history.)
To: SeekAndFind
Nelson's "NO" vote is flat out insincere, disingenuous and deceitful. It's totally misleading and Levin talked about it on his show tonight...
The last sentence in the article states:
"Nelson did note that if a procedural vote is held on Kagan, he will NOT filibuster, since he believes Kagan deserves an up or down vote."
So, he will VOTE yes to bring an up and down vote and will vote NO on Keagan knowing the RATS (and RINOS) have the VOTES to CONFIRM her! His "NO" vote is in effect a YES vote because he WILL NOT filibuster her. I guess Nelson and the ruling class think we're too damn stupid to recognize how dishonest his "no vote" claim is.....
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posted on
07/30/2010 9:53:32 PM PDT
by
kara2008
To: SeekAndFind
Bad Hair Ben is hoping that he can convince the idiot republican Nebraskans who have supported him that he’s not really an obama butt boy but it won’t work this time. When you lose make like our other former POS governor/senator and stay on the east coast.
FUBO
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posted on
07/30/2010 9:58:32 PM PDT
by
RJS1950
(The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
To: SeekAndFind
The fine GOP senator from Indiana, Lugar, is voting to install her as well. Indiana! Not Cali, or Oregon.. INDIANA! WTH?
He was the first GOPer to come out for Sotomeyer, too.
To: TNCMAXQ
Wow, good for him. Making amends for his bad health care vote perhaps. He knows his vote is meaningless, so he's choosing to score some points with his constituents. If he had the deciding vote, he'd vote for her.
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posted on
07/30/2010 10:10:57 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(Politicians exist to break windows so they may spend other people's money to fix them.)
To: SeekAndFind
Yes I believe it. He owes Obama one after Obama threw him under the bus.
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posted on
07/30/2010 10:39:03 PM PDT
by
beckysueb
(January 20, 2013. When Obama becomes just a skidmark on the panties of American history.)
To: SeekAndFind
Well the RINO Twins from Maine will offset him.
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posted on
07/30/2010 10:40:24 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: sport
...Any vote against her confirmination is only to fool the peasants. There will be more than enough votes for her confirmation. I agree.
WAKE UP AMERICA!
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posted on
07/30/2010 10:59:37 PM PDT
by
BobP
(The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
To: kevao
A “Scott Brown Republican” is my guess.
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posted on
07/30/2010 11:25:41 PM PDT
by
Carling
(Remember November)
To: Carling
It doesn’t take a rocket surgeon to figure out Ben Nelson’s motivation.
I’m the eternal optimist. Scott Brown will vote “No” on Kagan. Flame away, I’m going to bed.
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posted on
07/30/2010 11:40:00 PM PDT
by
Former War Criminal
(My senior Senator [who served in Vietnam and Rhode Island] said so.)
To: SeekAndFind
Election year maneuvering. He must have special Obama dispensation to vote against Kagan, knowing that there are enough Senate votes without him. Folks back in Nebraska must still be pissed about the Cornhusker Kickback.
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posted on
07/30/2010 11:54:42 PM PDT
by
BAW
(Arizona.got it right.)
To: SeekAndFind
Can we trade him for linseed?
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posted on
07/31/2010 12:04:43 AM PDT
by
Carley
(For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.)
To: SeekAndFind
He is trolling for another buy off.
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posted on
07/31/2010 12:54:12 AM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(You can't kill the beast while sucking at its teat - Claire Wolfe)
To: SeekAndFind
As others have said, I think this is little more than a move to make Nelson appear moderate/conservative to the voters back home. If Kagan’s support were in danger, Nelson would probably support her.
As it is, she’s already got Collins, Graham, Gregg, Lugar, and Snowe from the GOP, and I think maybe Lamar Alexander (not sure about that one). Nelson can be the lone “nay” vote and she’ll still probably sail through without much trouble.
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posted on
07/31/2010 1:01:26 AM PDT
by
DemforBush
(Serpentine, Shel! SERPENTINE!)
To: SeekAndFind
Transparent BS. Nelson is trying anything he can to make the citizens of Nebraska to forget about his yes vote on Obamacare. If the dems have to have a yes vote from him on Kagan then he would vote yes.
To: barmag25
who are the republicans? graham, scott, snowe?
this is a mockery.
maybe she’ll recuse herself from any of the major cases before her...
this whole presidency is a joke...
reminds me more and more of the carter years... without the inflation....
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posted on
07/31/2010 5:28:11 AM PDT
by
nikos1121
(Praying for minus 24 today....at least minus 23...)
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