Harry Barnes's Page

Golly, it seems E. Benjamin "Judas" Nelson can't even go get a slice of pizza without having to duck and run. It is truly unfortunate that a rail, buckets of dung and tar and several feather pillows were not at hand as well. It further saddens me that we do not live in a time, where we, the voting public could met out well deserved justice to those politicians who betray us. There was a time when Ben would have been horsewhipped in the street. Too bad we can't do that now.

Less than a month ago Honest Ben let the genie out of the bottle and cleared the way for Maobama/Reid to jam socialist health care down the throats of Americans who are solidly against it. At that time we named him Judas, and he has lived up to the sobriquet well. Perhaps even surpassing the original Judas. It's time to kick his butt out the door. Time for the people to elect representation WHO listens to their voice, not the strident clarion call of Obammunism.

For as Jefferson notes: " Experi… Continue

You would think Nebraskans would have learned the folly of sending Democrats to Congress. Remember Bob Kerry? In a pinch they will always sell out the conservatives of their state and constituants time and time again. As Judas Nelson has just done. It's not enough that he voted for bailout and stimulus packages, thereby beggering our nation for all time. He now seeks to further burden us with debt and a health care bill that is little more than a socialist takeover.

Well, let this be a wake up… Continue

I will be rebutting Honest Ben's letter, to be published in the Kearney Hub 28, August.

U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson, Washington, D.C. | Posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 11:15 am | 0 comments

I appreciate the concerns stated by Harry Barnes in his July 27 "open letter to Ben Nelson" and would like to respond point by point to remind him of my publicly stated positions on the many topics he mentioned.
The stimulus plan did not "only increase government spending," as Barnes erroneously stated. Tax relief for individuals and businesses makes up more than one-third of the bill, including in… Continue