http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/2 ... 02802.htmlSen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), who cast the deciding 60th vote to break a GOP filibuster, said after the vote that the conference report could not include "material changes" if it wanted to keep his support.
So this asshole is going against the will of a majority of Americans for his own selfish purposes. And the 60 House Democrats who stated that any bill without a public option is unacceptable are going to have to bend over for this fucker? I hope this bastard gets voted out of office next time, although I'm sure he'll have a cozy insurance industry job waiting for him when he does.
The House passed a good bill and the Senate has fucked it up entirely. And the GOP got exactly what they wanted: obstruct and block at every juncture out of pure principle, and eventually a toothless bill will get passed that doesn't change a thing. Business as usual in Washington.