What Can Brown Do for You?
The guy absolutely took everybody by surprise, except for the voters of The Commonwealth. Despite visits from former President Bill Clinton and current President Barrack Obama to campaign against him, the citizens of Massachusetts looked beyond party labels and made up their own minds. After his win, several Democratic pundits, all smarter than any of us, gave explanations on the error of the way of 1,168,107 voters ranging from an inept opponent to the absence of a real Kennedy in the race to lack of knowledge that the now Senator Brown supports water boarding. One whining commentator called Brown an “irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against woman and against politicians with whom he disagrees…” on the eve of the election. One can only conclude that this is just what the electorate was waiting for, or they got the message a day late. Anyhow, they can take up the argument again in 2012.
Most campaigns are boring and lack any real gotcha moments, but Brown's response to a question from debate moderator, David Gergen, will be cemented in history. Asked if he won 'Teddy Kennedy's seat,' was he prepared to cast the vote that killed health-care reform, Brown responded, "With all due respect, it's not the Kennedy's seat. It's not the Democrat's seat. It's the people's seat!" Put that one in the museum along with One if by Land, and Two if by Sea! And another one with some serious possibility, "In dealing with terrorists, our tax dollars should pay for weapons to stop them, not lawyers to help them!"
Go get 'em, Scott!
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