The Voters Have Spoken by Steve Hansen
So, the results are in. Scott Brown wins by more than 100,000 votes in one of the most liberal states in the nation on a decidedly conservative platform.
- He’s pledged to vote against the existing health care bill
- He’s pledged to vote against deficit spending
- He’s pledged to vote against higher taxes
- He supports more troops in Afghanistan
There’s obviously more to this, but again, a decidedly conservative platform.
Do you think Congress and the President will stop and think about what this says about their positions as a whole? Will there be a delay in getting him seated? Will John Kerry (as the other Massachusetts Senator) take the stand that the voters of Massachusetts should be heard by refusing to vote on Health Care until Scott Brown is seated? What does this say for the 2010 mid-term elections?
What’s your opinion?
I’m certainly biased as I do the Snoopy Dance of Joy, but I think this is the best thing to come of Massachussetts in over 220 years! I’m skeptical that he will be as Conservative as he claims, but only because we have a limited history by which to judge him; however, if he comes through on only half of what he has promised of himself, I think it will be a good thing. I have no doubts, however, that the balance of Congress will find a way to push through their bad legislation, but this will at least make it more difficult, and possibly result in there being enough time to actually HAVE the debates that are necessary to bring some REAL REFORM to the situation.
Cheers to the people of Massachussetts for finally saying “Enough is Enough.”
So that makes two fat, bald guys doing Snoopy dances!
I agree about him being somewhat unknown… But the important point is, he didn’t campaign as a liberal that’s actually a closet conservative… He campaigned with a very conservative platform and won with an indisputable margin…
As for the rest of Congress pushing through the bad legislation, there are two ways that I see it happening (without more bribery, that is):