The fight for he 41st vote on Obamacare

[psijac]

Scott Brown is running for the seat vacated by Ted Kennedy. He is against The Healthcare bill and his vote could be the one to stop the bill. Assuming the Dems don't delay his Confirmation and Paul Kirk steps down as placeholder. if you have any friends in Massachusetts they tell them to vote on Jan 19th

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[The Annoyed Man]

The funny thing is, Massachusetts voters have now had a little time to digest the impact of the government mandated "healthcare reform" that Mitt Romney gave them, and they're apparently not too happy with it. Despite Massachusetts' liberal voting record, there are a fair number of independents there who have an effect on how the state goes. Given the democrat party's insistence on identifying a national healthcare bill with the memory of Ted Kennedy, and given the bad taste in the voters' mouths from their own experience with government mandated healthcare, Scott Brown actually has a semblance of a chance at getting elected.

What's more interesting than the healthcare issue is that if Brown wins, the likelihood of his being reelected is pretty good. It's harder to dislodge a sitting senator than to pry a tick off a dog. A senator has to pull a massive "Harry Reid" to get voters mad enough to fire him/her. "Conservatism" in Massachusetts isn't as hard core as it is on other places, meaning that Brown isn't necessarily a social conservative. He is already on record as being pro-choice, for instance. Even so, he stands of chance of exerting a moderating influence in Massachusetts politics — something which has been long lacking. These are the same yahoos who keep reelecting Barney Frank, after all. They obviously haven't got a lick of sense on their own; but if they can get led back more toward the center by a moderate conservative, then maybe Massachusetts has a chance to avoid going the way of California — hopelessly and eternally lost.