[lbo-talk] A Letter From the Nebraska Republi..er..Democratic Party

Bryan Atinsky bryan at alt-info.org
Sat Aug 15 07:14:00 PDT 2009


From: http://www.thedarkstuff.com/2009/08/letter-from-nebraska.html

The message was sent to all registered Dems in the state, and it was sent at the direction of Senator Ben Nelson. The friendly note essentially tells liberals to back off attacking Nelson over his obstruction of health care reform, and to continue to support Nelson. Here are some choice sections (emphasis mine):

"It's true that Sen. Nelson is not a lockstep Democrat, which makes perfect sense because Nebraska is not a lockstep Democratic state. What might be a good fit for New York or California may have no place inside of Nebraska. Sen. Nelson is an independent-minded representative who thoughtfully and deliberately evaluates every side of each issue before making his decision. In other words, he is doing exactly the job we Nebraskans sent him there to do. Sen. Nelson has always and will continue to place Nebraska first."

"Now, one might think that with ample targets like this, out-of-state liberal activists hoping to pressure Nebraska's delegation into supporting health care reform would have no need to fall back on cheap tactics like knocking longtime Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson, who has made a welcome renewal of his commitment to comprehensive reform. "

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