Appeasement never works. If you show weakness, your enemies will take advantage of it. The Lieberman cave was just the latest in a long string. And Ben Nelson learned his lesson well. He's going to milk it for everything he's got.
Earlier Thursday, in an interview with a Nebraska radio station, Nelson said even if the abortion issue were resolved, he still could not support the $848 billion package, complaining that the plan to cover more than 30 million additional Americans calls for dramatically expanding Medicaid, which is partially funded by the states. The Medicaid expansion would "create an underfunded federal mandate for the state of Nebraska," Nelson said, arguing that states should be permitted to "opt out" of that idea and find other ways to offer coverage to their poorest residents.Have we hit rock bottom yet?
