Ben Nelson tries to repair damage at home

By MANU RAJU | 1/14/10 4:55 AM EST


Sen. Ben Nelson is facing major blowback in Nebraska over his decision not to block the health-care bill. Photo: AP

Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson and his wife were leaving dinner at a new pizza joint near their home in Omaha one night last week when a patron began complaining about Nelson’s decisive vote in favor of the Senate’s health care bill.

Other customers started booing. A woman yelled, “Get him the hell out of here!â€