NRSC Targeting Bill Nelson in 2012

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) sent a clear message to Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Wednesday -- he is being targeted.

The NRSC hammered Nelson for seeking to use the final hours of the lame-duck session to ram through a massive $1.1 trillion government spending bill, totaling almost 2,000 pages as they noted in a press release.

"Its clear that Bill Nelson and his fellow big-government liberals didnt learn a thing from the November election, because as far as theyre concerned its business-as-usual in Washington," said Brian Walsh, a spokesman for the NRSC. "Whats even more insulting to Floridians, though, is that Bill Nelson is prepared to spend over $1.1 trillion of their tax dollars in a bill that he hasnt even read. Just like the Democrats 2,700-page government health-care bill, this pork-laden omnibus was written behind closed doors, it hasnt been subject to a single congressional oversight hearing, and yet the Democrats want to vote on it this week.

"Bill Nelson has a lot of explaining to do to Florida taxpayers, and we look forward to hearing what he has to say about this latest chapter in the Democrats reckless spending binge," added Walsh.

With a number of Republicans lining up to take on Nelson, the message could not be clearer -- the two-term incumbent will be in for a fight come 2012.