▼ Author Community Vote 132 days ago D-N.D. ... Steve Benen CONRAD'S MESSAGE TO THE LEFT.... Sen. Kent Conrad D-N.D. ... Steve Benen/Washington Monthly - Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), the Senate Budget Committee chairman and a member of the unsuccessful Gang of Six effort, raised a few eyebrows this week with a message for his “progressive friends.” — Conrad, a consistent opponent of the public option …