I am Scottbrownucus!

I am Scott Brown.

Fine.

Then I'm Robert Paulson.

Thanks for your support, rob. The house of cards is definately coming down; the only question is which way it falls.

jesus, this constant craving for "a symbol" is so idiotic.

this is what happens when you have a 10,000 year history of worshiping kings and gods: a bullshit celebrity culture.

robeiae said:

Eh. Symbols are symbols.

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this sort of ambivalence is how the beatles passed jesus in popularity, rob.

robeiae said:

I hate to give credence to Don's Revolutionary Rhetoric, but damn. The dominoes look ready to fall...

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billythrilly7th said:

I am Scott Brown.

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Don said:

Thanks for your support, rob. The house of cards is definately coming down; the only question is which way it falls.

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I hate to break up the man crush on Scott Brown, but I would like to ask one question.

What does Scott Brown stand for?

Oh, I get it that he's against the Democratic plan for healthcare reform. I knew that. I know what he's against. I'm a bit fuzzy on it is on what is he for?

Is he just a single-issue candidate and nothing else? While it's great for Republicans to derail the main initiative of the president and his fellow Democrats, is blocking them the endgame? Is that it?

What's Scott Brown and his fellow Republicans plan to help the 14,000 people who lost their healthcare coverage today? What is his plan to assist those people whom are denied coverage by insurance companies?

What is Brown's plan to help those millions of Americans that woke up the day after he won in Massachusetts and didn't know who the hell he is, but knew they couldn't afford to get sick?

I'm afraid I don't see what's so revolutionary about basing a movement upon being opposed to helping people. I don't see how you make the nation a better place by saying if you have insurance you matter and if you don't have insurance, you don't.

The need for reform is still there. Will Brown lead the Republicans into reopening the process and creating a solution that incorporates the best of their ideas with the best of the Democratic plans?

Or is the lesson to be learned here is it doesn't matter if you're standing for anything. It only matters if you're standing against what the other guy wants to do.

nighttimer said:

What's Scott Brown and his fellow Republicans plan to help the 14,000 people who lost their healthcare coverage today? What is his plan to assist those people whom are denied coverage by insurance companies?

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What was it Scrooge said about reducing the surplus population? The Gentleman from Florida has already identified the GOP health care program - if you get sick, just go on and die as quietly as possible and as far away from our country club as you can manage, thank you very much and don't let the door hit you on the butt on your way out.

These are people who think the best thing about It's a Wonderful Life is that good old Mr. Potter got away with stealing Uncle Billy's eight grand. Why should they have a plan other than simple and simplistic obstruction? Their money is more important than your life - what don't you understand about that?

When Perot got 20% of the votes, the Republicans pretended to listen and started mouthing small-government platitudes. This time around, it took a rogue rep raising millions on the internets; now Republicans are starting to make small-government sounds again, and even adopted his "tea party" meme, even though they all but refuse to acknowledge his existance.

Don't ever tell me again that a vote for a third party or a candidate that can't win is a wasted vote.

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Don't ever tell me again that a vote for a third party or a candidate that can't win is a wasted vote.

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I don't believe if you honestly believe in the party or candidate you have wasted your vote even if party or candidate lose.

I find this whole thing amazing. Here we have Massachusetts, the only state won by the liberal George McGovern in the 1972 Presidential election. ( I always admired him for his dedication to his principles even tho I rarely agreed with him).
Now we have the health care reform bill - sometimes sold as the Ted Kennedy Health Care Reform Bill - defeated because Senator Kennedy died.
And the "hero", Scott Brown, is not a dyed in the wool conservative. Seems he's more moderate on some of the social issues. But since he's the one who makes it difficult, if not impossible, for Obama to pass his health care bill, he's the man of the hour.
This is great stuff for a novel!
Let the fun begin.

Now the challenge for Obama is to become a real leader. If he's not up to the task, he'll go down in history as a failed President.
I'm not sure he's up to the task.