With voters going to the polls in the Bay State, it is interesting to watch Democrats react to what is widely expected to be a loss of a Senate seat they have held for decades.
Plans are being devised to enact the health bill quickly before a new GOP Senator can derail it by denying the House-Senate version the cloture vote needed.
Its like the President and his crew are in denial...The reason Democrat Martha Coakley is trailing is not because she called Bosox pitcher Curt Schilling a Yankee fan. Its not because she was lackluster on the stump.
The reason is that even in blue Massachusetts, people are pushing back against Obama and Democratic spending, taxing, regulating and blustering.
In a representitive republic, the people express their will through elections. The President and his ilk seem not only on the verge of losing a Senate seat, but also willing to deny the will of the majority.
If Scott Brown wins, look for it to be dismissed as hate-mongering "tea baggers" getting back at this transformational new President.
The real message is that Martha Coakley didn't go from a 30 point lead to a possible loss because she is suddenly reviled. The reason is voters have been getting too much of the chanage they didn't bargain for.
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I think it's more that the Dems ran a lame candidate and an even lamer campaign than any message from the Tea Partiers about ObamaCare. If anything, Dems and many other Americans want MORE of what the initial H.C. proposals first proposed. Namely a Public Option, if not full blown womb-to-the-tomb coverage. Not less. This race is more a case of Dems and Libs tuning out due to the H.C. Reform developments (or lack thereof) than Tea Partiers shaking the foundations. But I'm sure the Pundits will report about the foundations shaking, again missing the forest for the trees. Just amazing that these pundit yahoos get paid for being right as often as the weatherman. That's right, Pundits, Americans want More reform, not less.
Scott Brown said this about waterboarding: "I do not believe it is torture. America does not torture ... we used aggressive, enhanced interrogation techniques."
Are we really this stupid... there has been laws on the books for decades saying waterboarding IS torture...
Take it from me, an old Marine interrogator - it is.
And there he goes again. The old Marine interrogator/commuter/government benefit sponge. Danny, many people believe that enhanced interrogations are legal and are not torture. Your attempts to lie about this matter will not be accepted by most people. By some, yes, by most, no. Most people believe that terrorists should not be given trials in civilian court. You may believe that, but most don't. This latest guy who did the Detroit blow-up thing should not have been shuffled to a civilian lawyer.
Good thing you weren't a Marine whatever in WWII. But then again you could have been in charge of the motorpool, transporting all the captured Germans back and forth to court appearances.
Grow up, Dannie.
As far as Brown in MA. We wouldn't have a race if it weren't for Obama and his health care plan. To dream otherwise is foolish. I would'n't worry. MA will probably stay Donkey.
"Danny, many people believe that enhanced interrogations are legal and are not torture"
Doubt it.
No Evil. Quite true. Do some reading on it. Most citizens don't view it as torture and an even wider majority don't wish to grant citizen rights to foreign combatants. It's your Attorney General who has made these calls. We catch these guys on foreign battlefields and they have lawyered up trials in NYC. And we pick up the bills for hundreds of millions of dollars in bills.
Hey Evil, nice night in MA, eh boy? Like VA and Nj, it must have been a fluke.
"No Evil. Quite true. Do some reading on it"
Maybe the Tea Partiers are fine with torture, but I'm willing to bet that the majority of Americans consider waterboarding torture. G. Dubya ain't the Sheriff anymore.
and... not so much a fluke. More like Greater Boston took their ball and went home rather than support a hick from western Mass.
2012 comes soon. Let's see how he does against a real Boston Lib then. should be a hoot.
As far as Democrats going against the majority, isn't allowing 41% of the US Senate to block passage of legislation that Obama successfully campaigned on going against the majority?
Abolish the filibuster. I felt that way when Democrats filibustered Bush nominations and feel that way now that Republicans are filibustering. There is no mention of the filibuster in the Constitution.
I'm SURE that's the way you felt during the Bush administration, 6:06. You sound like a fair minded guy. The Dems should have included the Reps in some of their proposals. Now they are going to pay the price. Who cares? When government is in deadlock we the people win. Nothing they do is in our interest anymore. They represent themselves.
Repubs were included. They just said no. The Party of No. Their only answer to any Dem proposal is no. Obama's mistake was in taking them seriously. He needs to ram legislation up their butts using the nucular option.
Medical savings accounts. Not given consideration. Tort reform. Not given consideration. Portability. Not given consideration. Deregulation so companies could compete in all states. Not given consideration. Open debate. Not given consideration.
Yeah. Use the "nucular" option Evil. It worked well in MA.
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