Washington in 60 Seconds: Who Needs Scott Brown When Theres Ben Nelson?
Good morning, Capitolists! Once derided by Barack Obama as not “flinty” enough to handle a few inches of snow like the tough Chicago crowd, the capital region has more than handled the three feet dumped on us Saturday and is braced for the foot or more on its way tonight. The Senate has several votes scheduled today, including a cloture vote on a controversial Obama nominee that will require 60 yeas, meaning the Capitolist will be strapping on our flintiest snow boots and heading to the Capitol to watch it go down. Here’s what’s making news in Washington until then: * Obama Nominee Gets the Full Nelson. Sen. Ben Nelson, the Nebraska Democrat best known for bucking his party one day and getting $100 million in stocking stuffers for his home state the next, has informed Harry Reid that he will join a Republican filibuster today against Craig Becker, a nominee to join the National Labor Relations Board. Nelson said he thinks Becker will take “an aggressive personal agenda” to the NLRB, so
