Paul Fell had some harsh words for Senator Ben Nelson in his e-mail newsletter this morning (which you can and should subscribe to here) in a piece called “A Bad Faith Liar”:
Over the weekend, on CBS’ “Face The Nation”, both Lieberman and Nelson seemed to argue vigorously against the new health care proposal – one that Sen. Nelson disingenuously helped to create – the details of which haven’t even been released to the entire Senate yet.…
In the meantime, Sen. Nelson seems to think it’s acceptable to operate in bad faith, both to his colleagues, and to the Nebraskans he nominally represents in the Senate.
Mr. Nelson, we’re going to ask you for a present this holiday season: start telling the truth. Quit being a fraud. Be yourself instead of some lapdog for the insurance lobby.
If you’re against health care reform because the insurance companies own you, then please just have the courage to say it. Most Nebraskans already believe that you’re a lackey of the insurance companies anyway.
At least if you came out and HONESTLY opposed ANY health care reform, everyone would know where you stand – squarely in the pockets of big insurance.