Monday, October 18, 2010

Ben Nelson Calls For Douche Summit

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Even for Ben Nelson, this is incredibly stupid:
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?"
If there's anything our country needs right now, it's a pretentious gathering where the Olympia Snowes and Joe Liebermans of the world can exchange tactics on how to be bigger assholes. Thanks Ben, you never disappoint.

2 comments:

  1. Dude.

    That GIF.

    Oh my god that GIF.

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  2. uh oh, looks like someone learned how to make gifs. this is a good development.

    p. excited about Douchestock 2010 as well, can't want to see what those guys come up with

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