All eyes will turn next to Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson to provide the critical 60th vote to break a Senate filibuster and allow a floor vote. Mr. Nelson's major concern is that the bill doesn't do enough to prevent taxpayer money from going to insurance plans that cover abortions. Majority Leader Reid is scrambling to accommodate him.
Mr. Nelson also has other concerns that Mr. Reid and the White House will likely try to assuage. InsideHealthPolicy.com reported last month that the Nebraska senator "is keen on seeing construction of a new physician owned hospital in Bellevue, Nebraska completed." Current versions of the health care bill include federal mandates that could jeopardize the completion of many physician-owned hospitals.
The hospital is located south of Omaha, adjacent to Offutt Air Force Base, which is another major issue for Senator Nelson. Offutt's operations pump over $2 billion a year into Nebraska's economy and account for more than 10,000 jobs, but earlier this year the base was denied two new commands in an Air Force reorganization program, despite scoring well on graded Air Force evaluations. In June, Mr. Nelson called the process by which Offutt lost out "a charade" and no doubt would welcome assurances that Offutt will not be on the chopping block when the federal base-closing commission likely reconvenes in 2013.
Emailed the links to Beck. Corruption doesn’t even find the shame to hide itself longer.
Your post #8 which links to John Fund’s WSJ seems clear enough to me.
Let Nelson’s aide deny it, also.
Man up, Nelson. Tell us the truth. Is it that “someone” threatened to stop your hospital and close Offut or downsize it? Let us know. Tell the people Obama tried to buy your vote but you are not for sale. Tell the people of your state that Obama is the problem. He wants to save your projects if you only vote to screw everyone in the US. Tell them you voted against it and that they should throw the bum Obama out since he is against them. Tell them to vote in someone who will uphold Nebraska but not at the expense of everyone. Tell them that you are willing to lose your seat to help save America. You will be the hero. You will be the dem (dare I say) rogue who won’t sell his soul. You might lose your seat but many doors will open to you.
Of course, if you want to sell your soul, that’s your business.
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That was fast. A few minutes behind closed doors and a US Senator is bought and paid for. Corruption breeds corruption. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
The reporter from the Weekly Standard who broke the story said that Nelson “had” to deny the threat. The reporter, “Mike,” was on Glenn Beck’s radio show and said he was 100% sure the story is TRUE.