Bush Calls His New SS Kiss-Ass Buddy,Sen. Ben Nelson(D), Benny

He used to call him Nellie until the Senator asked him to stop.

So, Nelson was touring today with the man who is robbing us blind. He's one of a handful of Senators who voted for the torture general, Gonzales. Not surprisingly Nelson is one of a gang of kiss-ass democrats will give cover for Bush's assault on Social Security.

Forty-three of the 44 Democrat senators however, plus Independent Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont, signed a letter to the president saying it was "immoral" to borrow more money to pay for the plan. Nelson of Nebraska was the only Democrat who refused to sign the letter.

Nelson has a history of siding with Bush at times when it visibly stung his own party. During Bush's effort to have the controversial nominee, Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor appointed to the 11th U.S. District Court of Appeals, only two Democrats broke ranks to vote for him. They were Sens. Zell Miller of Georgia and Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Pryor had spoken out against the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a Texas law penalizing gay sex acts between consenting adults. In a brief filed with the high court on behalf of Alabama, Pryor compared homosexuality to "prostitution, adultery, necrophilia, bestiality, possession of child pornography and even incest and pedophilia."

During the presidential campaign Karl Rove had been talking to Sen. Nelson about joining the Bush administration as Agriculture Secretary. When pressed as to whether he would consider the job if Bush offered it, Nelson said: “Any time the President talks, you listen."

Nelson apparently is more inclined to favor the the President than he does the leader of his own party. When Sen. Harry Reid was picked Nelson commented, "“When the conservative talk show hosts start saying bad things about Harry Reid,” Nelson said,” it will be like attacking Mr. Rogers.”

Benny, we hardly know ya.

I would still be surprised if he doesn't vote with the democrats. He is trying to protect his seat and appear open to any good idea since no one has yet to see a real proposal from Bush.

Ben Nelson of Nebraska, Mark Dayton of Minnesota, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico and Bill Nelson of Florida.

Nelson did narrowly edge out a weak republican challenger to win his seat. But I would remind you that when republicans first trounced Democrats to overtake both houses, conservatives lost seats or narrowly held them while liberal candidates were elected and reelected by impressive margins, at least in the House. It may be that statewide the risk is greater, but we don't elect these folks to protect THEIR asses, we elect them to protect ours.

Why should we sit back and accept these wishy washy Dems who won't stand up to this counterfeit loser? No retreat, no surrender!