Ben Nelson Can't Count

Photo from Omaha World-Herald

It seems like everyone is doing teabagger math these days:

One thing that’s driven many health care reform proponents nuts about Senator Ben Nelson is the sheer arbitrary nature of many of the hurdles he keeps laying in reform’s path.

The latest: Nelson now says health care reform should have the support of 65 Senators to have credibility with the American people. Nelson also says he will actively oppose any efforts by Dems to do reform alone through the “reconciliation” process.

Nelson made the claims to an audience in his home state of Nebraska, reports the Omaha World Herald.

Even more telling is this headline from the Omaha World Herald about how Nelson loves himself some status quo behavior:

Bipartisanship math is just like teabbager math these days. As John Aravosis said yesterday over at his great blog, "How can a bill be even 'bipartisan' with just one Republican vote anyway?" Or with just a handful of votes from the Sad Obnoxious Party, when it still looks like none will vote for a bill with a public option.

As David Waldman said appropriately on Twitter to Greg Sargent:

Nelson hates to see serious reform happening. He hates being a Democrat I guess.