Ben Nelson to Retire
Adam Freedman ·
Dec 27, 2011 at 1:09pm
Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson has announced his retirement from the Senate. Cast aside partisan thoughts and lament the passing of the architect of the Cornhusker Kickback. Politico reports that Nelson's retirement represents "a serious blow to Democratic efforts to hold on to the majority in the chamber next November," according to Politico. But I wonder. Nelson was damaged goods. Perhaps somebody else - Bob Kerrey? - has a better shot.
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Aug '11
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
I admit that my first thought was "one down, 99 to go."
Do we have to replace them?
Jun '10
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
I think Kerrey is the only person who could hold that seat for the Democrats. But he's already had the job, has got to realize that it will be an uphill slog, is nearly seventy, and (I believe) doesn't even live in Nebraska now (isn't he a college president or something of the like?). But, stranger things have happened.
Jun '11
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
Cornhusker kickback? Wow. I don't think it'll take much to stir up the outrage from the Tea Party masses of the Obamacare passage. It brought a lot of us into the fray and we remember all the Democratic arm twisting.
Dec '10
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
Well, bring it on; this is what Nelson was facing and a big part of his decision to call it quits.
Jul '11
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
So does he go to work for the corn/ethanol lobby or the oil /pipeline lobby?
So little time and so many to bribe.
May '10
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
I'm telling you...the Dems are facing a firestorm...forget the fake USG unemployment numbers and lame growth rates...people know who they are and what they stood for...and Obamacare is still being implemented.
Aug '11
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
DocJay: So does he go to work for the corn/ethanol lobby or the oil /pipeline lobby?
So little time and so many to bribe. ·
That was my second thought: who will he be lobbying for next year?
May '10
Re: Ben Nelson to Retire
One of the really nice things about a real Tea Party revolution that would oust establishment types of both parties, is that the ousted establishment types would find themselves without any sympathetic ears for their lobbying efforts. They might actually have to just go home.