Our hometown senator

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Contrary to what seems to be popular opinion I feel a little sorry for our own Senator Ben Nelson. Senator Nelson's decision to not run for re-election must have been painful but prudent after testing the water to determine the mood of Nebraska voters. We've noticed a considerable number of recent ads in the news media, all at great expense by the Nebraska Democrat Party, expressing the Senator's intention to take good care of us after the election next year. Then a poll was taken and it was determined that his chances of being reelected were next to nil. The voters have a good memory and they are angry. It is time for our Democrat Senator to make a graceful exit to "spend more time with his family." It is a familiar refrain for politicians facing a grim future.

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