Scott Brown

[Karl F]

were factors this time...
the dems... had 4 in the primary... and they picked wrong..
mediocre turnout... I think this whole thing would have had a different outcome if Cappuano had won the primary... would have been close..but I think Cappy would have pulled it out..

Coakley also laid back after the primary and did nothing...when she finally got involved she went negative... and too negative..
Kudos to Brown for running a fairly clean campaign, and not throwing down in the Mud with her...

voters are angry..
jobs economy, and the FUBAR health care "reform"??

Even Crazy Old Dem leader Howard Dean does not want what this dealed up effed up version of so called reform has to offer...wants it dead and buried and do over please.

Scott has 2 years.... and if he has any smarts...he will truly listen to his constituents...not his handlers... McCain..and Romney...
got the biggest kick out of the California Resident Mitt...making like he still lived in MA...Man..that Robot look has never left his dumbass face.

Mass is mostly independent not dem or repub...
the voters got pissed enuf to flex their muscles...

Brown would be well served to remember all the coffee shops he stopped the "truck" at...and what the folks truly had to say...

the carhart jacket, and the pickup... man what a gimmick...it worked..
but he better remember the folks that actually wear that jacket, and drive them trucks...they usually stay home in droves...but will come out and vote when peesed off...
if he don't deliver, they will throw him in the back of that truck in 2 years, and haul him off...

the fact he is a NRA and GOAL member, with the fear factor of loss of gun rights helped him immensely...but the press don't give that any play at all...

ammo and guns still flying off the shelves here in MA...

NOW... if you are truly pissed at how things are going in this state..
remember vote out all incumbents... when the Beacon Hill Gang comes up for parole... er... I mean re-election....

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Karl F

if he don't deliver, they will throw him in the back of that truck in 2 years, and haul him off...

....

Karl it's got 201,000 on it, think he'll be able to nurse it for another 2 years?

[Karl F]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Karl it's got 201,000 on it, think he'll be able to nurse it for another 2 years?

That Truck will be parked for the next two years..and is prolly already in the garage, being gone thru...the Carhart will be dry cleaned and shrink wrapped...neither one will be seen until the ..
"re-election" commercials come out in another 18 months..

[justplugit]

Ya, it ain't a Ford.

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by PNG

Thats Lt Colonel Scott Brown, Senator from Massachusetts

I know, my comment was a snark against O. Unfortunatley, I believe he has to resign his commision to serve in the Senate. Not sure on that though.

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

I fail to see the correlation between military experience and qualifications for public office. Joining the military is one of the most honorable things a person can do, but I don't think it necessarily qualifies them as a better candidate than someone else.

If Obama had served in the Marines, would that change anyone's opinion of him?

I would have had a significantly more favorable rating had he been a Marine LT, Captain, or Grunt - even a zoomie - might have voted for him had he accumulated that kind of experience.

For me, Military Experience / Service - even a LTC in the Guard (JAG experience not included) is worth 33% of a yeh and the lack there of almost guarantees a neh for me when it comes to The Office of the President for me. To lead people in life or death situations, even deadly training for the possibility of that, makes someone significantly more capable of making those hard decisions if need be. To understand what the ramifications truly are when you make a decision as president, or to yeh or nay an appropriations bill concerning the military is a tremendous plus.

Originally Posted by fishbones

Leadership.

Bingo, duck falls from the ceiling.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Karl F

the carhart jacket, and the pickup... man what a gimmick...it worked..
but he better remember the folks that actually wear that jacket, and drive them trucks...they usually stay home in droves...but will come out and vote when peesed off...
if he don't deliver, they will throw him in the back of that truck in 2 years, and haul him off...

the fact he is a NRA and GOAL member, with the fear factor of loss of gun rights helped him immensely...but the press don't give that any play at all...

Well he certainly did fleece them.
Since he helped write the MA healthcare reform bill.
But remember! He wears carharts and drives a pickup!

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by likwid

Well he certainly did fleece them.
Since he helped write the MA healthcare reform bill.
But remember! He wears carharts and drives a pickup!

But but but...
he's going to be the one to kill health care....

The reception yesterday was a bit much, don't you think?

I can't wait for the far right guys to figure out that he isn't as Conservative as they like. I hope for his sake he sticks to his guns about working across party lines and such and go with his stances, not the party line. He would gain a lot of respect from me if he does. Even if you disagree with politics, if they are consistent and logical about it, that earns my nod. Sell outs suck on both sides.

[RIJIMMY]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

But but but...
he's going to be the one to kill health care....

The reception yesterday was a bit much, don't you think?

I can't wait for the far right guys to figure out that he isn't as Conservative as they like. I hope for his sake he sticks to his guns about working across party lines and such and go with his stances, not the party line. He would gain a lot of respect from me if he does. Even if you disagree with politics, if they are consistent and logical about it, that earns my nod. Sell outs suck on both sides.

it wasnt the far right guys that voted him into office. It was the independents. I said a month or so ago, if you look at Brown's stance on the key issues, they are in line with most MA voters. He is no radical, and people want common sense to rule. For ex - It defies common sense to throw hundreds of billions of dollars at a problem affecting the few at a time when the deficit is larger than ever and we have major unemployment in the country. Common sense.

I do find it humorous you will look for brown for keep his promise on working across party lines yet you give a free pass to Obama? That was one of the keystones of his campaign, along with a new washington and transparency, all of whihc he has failed to dleiver on or even acknowledge.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by RIJIMMY

it wasnt the far right guys that voted him into office. It was the independents. I said a month or so ago, if you look at Brown's stance on the key issues, they are in line with most MA voters. He is no radical, and people want common sense to rule. For ex - It defies common sense to throw hundreds of billions of dollars at a problem affecting the few at a time when the deficit is larger than ever and we have major unemployment in the country. Common sense.

I do find it humorous you will look for brown for keep his promise on working across party lines yet you give a free pass to Obama? That was one of the keystones of his campaign, along with a new Washington and transparency, all of which he has failed to deliver on or even acknowledge.

I am well aware that it was the middle of the pack guys in Mass that voted him in. I want to see if he stays that way in DC!! I was referring to the farther right in his own party.

I have not given Obama a 'free pass' and a few threads back said I was glad this killed the HC bill.. this was not the format we need right now. I do think the bi-partisan stuff is on both sides, and is not just limited to the White House right now. We need more 'purple' and less red and blue from both sides! I look for this to be the kick in the ass to become more populist and less far left!

[scottw]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

But but but...
he's going to be the one to kill health care.... Lets' hope so

The reception yesterday was a bit much, don't you think?after Obama, nothing is a bit much

I can't wait for the far right guys to figure out that he isn't as Conservative as they like. I hope for his sake he sticks to his guns about working across party lines and such and go with his stances, not the party line. He would gain a lot of respect from me if he does. Even if you disagree with politics, if they are consistent and logical about it, that earns my nod. Sell outs suck on both sides.

..so..let's see....during the campaign he was a far right wing radical tea bagger funded by the same radical groups that supported Sarah Palin and in lock step with the evil conservatives...but now....he's not a conservative, probably not even a republican, needs to be a centrist and work with maybe even acquiesce to the will of the dems so we can all live happily ever after???...are you fing kidding me???