If Ben Nelson travels with the Heritage Foundation, is he a Democrat?

[stevedeshazer]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/29/nelson-calls-for-bipartis_n_743481.html

Ben Nelson Calls For Bipartisan Camp David Fiscal Summit, Full Tax Cut Extension

Senator Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) traveled to the conservative Heritage Institute on Wednesday to make the case once again that Congress should pass a full extension of the Bush tax cuts, at least until the economy turns around.

This is nothing new, even if the setting for the declaration was a bit off for a Democrat. Nelson voted for the Bush tax cuts in the first place and has been a leading skeptic of President Obama's plan to extend them only for those earning less than $250,000.

What stood out in the address was how the Nebraska Democrat tried to carve out a role as a Democratic emissary to the conservative crowd. Nelson told the crowd, according to an advance copy of his remarks, that he had written Obama recently encouraging him to host a bipartisan, bicameral summit on taxes, spending and the deficit.

"I suggested holding a private discussion, free of posturing and playing to the cameras, perhaps at Camp David," Nelson said. "If that setting could lead to the Camp David accords, why not the Camp David agreements?"

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Since when does this guy speak for us?

[nashville_brook]

1. answer: hell fucking no.

[stevedeshazer]

7. I'm really sick of pseudo-Dems.

They are un-American. And liars.

[nashville_brook]

13. two-faced sell-outs. no one would vote for pseudo-Dems of they campaigned the way they vote.

[valerief]

2. Is an elephant you call a donkey really a donkey? An elephant by any other name...

[bullwinkle428]

3. The time has passed to run him out of the party on a rail.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[LiberalAndProud]

4. Did you know that zero is an important number?

It's true. If you try to multiply without reserving a space with the zero, you end up with a totally wrong answer.

It's how I reconcile myself. Some days.

AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!

[SoCalDem]

5. Since when does this guy speak for us?..never

He speaks for the people who fund him

[AlinPA]

6. I look for him to switch to R.

[LiberalAndProud]

9. I'd bet against you on that.

not happening

[AlinPA]

17. Why not? He votes with them most of the time on the important things.

[LiberalAndProud]

21. He'd be one among many.

He's can be (and has been) a deal breaker for the Dems for years. He often puts his personal imprimature on legislation. He's more powerful in D.C. as a Democrat than he would be as a Republican. How often do you hear about what Johannes is doing or how he is voting? He's just another lock-stepping Republican. Ben likes to wield the swing vote. He won't move to the other party of his own volition even when invited -- and he has received invitations from the other side. He won't be disinvited by Democrats, because he is unique in Nebraska (a Democrat elected to national office).

Also, he has said he won't be switching as recently as last month.
http://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_b7539a56-9e7f-11df-8ab6-001cc4c03286.html

[AlinPA]

22. Thanks. He helps our number in the senate to get the majority, but that's about all.

[The Magistrate]

8. Not So As One Is Compelled To Notice, Sir....

[stevedeshazer]

16. Indeed, Sir.

[VMI Dem]

10. Shit, why not? We have a guy that opposes basic civil rights as our leader.

:shrug:

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

11. Still pissed off at Obama/Dems for not getting what he wanted in the HCR bill. n/t

[tsuki]

12. No. Whether he travels with the Heritage Foundation or not. He's a zombie. nt

[jwirr]

14. Unfortunately in Nebraska he seems to be!

[lonestarnot]

15. Fucking A birds of a feather.

[Arkana]

18. Ben Nelson has made my list.

My list, in case you're wondering, is titled "People I Want To Set On Fire And Cackle Madly While I Watch Them Burn".

[unkachuck]

19. "...is he a Democrat?"....No

[Me.]

20. So Why Isn't Anybody Yelling At Him?

What the DNC did do was hand him a whole lot of cash to run ads saying how great he is and he isn't even up for election.

[pnorman]

23. I'm cutting some of those Blue Dogs some slack, in consideration of their constituency.

But the Heritage Foundation???? That Blue Weasel has crossed the line!

[stevedeshazer]

24. Yeah, I'm in the same place.

The Heritage Foundation?

You have to draw the line somewhere. And the HF is WAY over that line.

Like Joe-Lieberman-at-the-Republican-National-Convention over the line.

[pnorman]

25. That Lieberman gig at the RNC is what came to mind,

but I wanted to keep my "message" brief. I was expecting flak from some of the "peacock/purists" here, and I didn't want to get too bogged down in details. (Likewise with Zell Miller)

For the record: Until the mid-term elections ae over and done, I'll accept and support whomever Obama may deem suitable to his agenda!

[hvn_nbr_2]

26. Private talks at Camp David...

The only difference that will make is that instead of screaming "No! No! No! No! No!" until their faces turn blue, in a private setting they'll be screaming "No fucking way! No fucking way! No fucking way! No fucking way!" until their faces turn blue.

[Toucano]

27. He is not a Democrat because he holds NO Democratic values.

As far as I am concerned, he's a plant. He should have been punished by party leaders long ago.

Let him pull a Spector...see if he's conservative enough to keep his job in the face of a tea party challenger in 2012.

I'm not demanding "purity", but Nelson is like the opposite of Ivory® Soap, and it behooves Democrats to purge this venom from their ranks.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

28. The Democrats "lost" the Dixiecrrats and survived. It's time to "lose" the Blue Dogs.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

29. It seems "Democrat" means "a person who is officially enrolled in a certain legal entity"

and nothing more.

[defendandprotect]

30. Heritage Foundation has pretty much taken over C-span ... !!!

[defendandprotect]

31. Nope ... and we should be TARGETING all Blue dogs... replacing them with liberal Dems....!!