dagblog - Comments for "In closed-door meeting, Lieberman & Blue Dogs put pressure on Ben Nelson to kill Public Option"

I'd like to buy this joke a

DF — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:30:44 +0000

I'd like to buy this joke a beer.

I guess I just didn't think

DF — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:29:26 +0000

I guess I just didn't think that viewing Nelson as a swing vote on this issue was very controversial. I was under the impression that he was part of the middle-American group of conservative Dem Senators that's been in the center of the cyclone in that esteemed body. After all, he's the guy who ad hoc'd a new standard for passing legislation.

Technically, none of the

acanuck — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:36:13 +0000

In reply to In closed-door meeting, Lieberman & Blue Dogs put pressure on Ben Nelson to kill Public Option

Technically, none of the people Sen. Nelson met with are "Blue Dogs." That term applies only to a coalition of 50 or so fiscally conservative Democratic members of the House of Representatives.

The corresponding term in the Senate is "Democrat."

I'm guessing one of WKW's

Nebton — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:31:06 +0000

In reply to So, the "real story" is that

I'm guessing one of WKW's purposes in posting the story is to warn us that he suspsects Nelson will come out against the public option after all. A motive behind that is to encourage those who can pressue Nelson to not flip back to do so, and for those who are counting on him supporting the public option to make sure they don't absolutely need his support.

So, the "real story" is that

DF — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:42:51 +0000

In reply to In closed-door meeting, Lieberman & Blue Dogs put pressure on Ben Nelson to kill Public Option

So, the "real story" is that Senators have meetings? Or am I supposed to be surprised by the notion of arm-twisting?

Real news would be Obama doing some arm-twisting.