This is what happens when you let assholes

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run amok. He thinks he can veto Elizabeth Warren's appointment as Consumer Protection chief. Obama needs to Kick His Ass. This is his Sista Soulja moment. His last shred of cred depends on it. Will he let himself be rolled by....


http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/07/ben-nelson-leaves-dems-one-vote-shy-of-wall-street-reform.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+tpmelectioncentral+%28TPM+Election+Central%29

The bad news: Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) explicitly told reporters this evening he's not committed to voting for the legislation, citing a handful of measures, and concern about potential future directors of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.


"You don't know who's going to be head of the consumer protection bureau," Nelson said after a vote. "You can't just send a rogue agency out on its own."

The suggestion is that Nelson wants input behind the scenes on who the White House might nominate to run the new agency.