with majority leader in the senate, nevada senator harry reid canceled scheduled senate business due to foggy weather. senators cannot fly in to cast their votes. however t senate stayed open so senators could make speeches on subjects of their choosing. now before we proceed, this is senator ben nelson. a democrat from nebraska. senator nelson is retiring this year. he decided not to seek a third term. in most way we think about ben nelson is the conservative end of his party, the democratic party. on a more obvious level ben nelson is a cosmetic rival. the siller mane man is king. and that's all you need to know to understand what happened on the floor of the senate yesterday. >> i think if the truth were known, many, many senators would be very envious, as i am, and i would think the presiding