In 1980, the US Olympic Hockey team defeated the mighty Soviets in the “Miracle On Ice” in Lake Placid, New York. In the final seconds of the historic upset, broadcaster Al Michaels famously exclaimed, “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!”
Fast forward nearly 30 years and history is being made again in New England. This time it’s no game. As the direction of our country hangs in the balance, Scott Brown defeated Martha Coakley to win the Massachusetts Senate seat previously held by Teddy Kennedy.
This election is historic because Republicans have not won this seat since 1952. Just one month ago, Scott brown was down more than 30% in the polls. Massachusetts voted for Obama over McCain by 26%. This state is the bluest of the blue, and a Republican won convincingly (4-5%). This would be kind of like the Republican party winning California. Epic.
Conservative Principals Always Win
Here’s how it happened: Conservative principals always win, whenever they’re on the ballot. There are some social issues in which Scott Brown is perhaps not as conservative as one might like. But this campaign was not about social issues. It was about Health care, spending and defense. And even in liberal meccas like Massachusetts, if you are conservative, and if you explain your principals of limited government, fiscal responsibility, aggressive national defense, private sector solutions rather than government intrusion of our liberty, you can win anywhere.
When liberals win, it’s because Conservatives are not on the ballot. If people have to choose between liberal and moderate, conservatives stay home and liberals win. When conservatives are on the ballot, conservatives vote, and win. Even in deep blue states like Massachusetts.
Great Moments in the Campaign
In one of the pivotal moments of the campaign, Scott Brown was asked in a debate if he was really willing to stop Health care while sitting in Teddy Kennedy’s seat, when health care was an issue Kennedy championed. He said: “With all due respect, it’s not the Kennedy’s seat…it’s the people’s seat”.
Another great moment came when Scott Brown released the commercial below, highlighting his pick-up truck.
President Obama, in a last-minute effort to save Coakley’s doomed campaign, made a pretty foolish tactical error of slamming the pick-up truck.
If I ever run for office, remind me never to make fun of trucks. Far too many people have them, and like them. For that matter, remind me never to call Curt Schilling a Yankee fan, especially if I’m running in Massachusetts, like Coakley did. What a mistake!
As a result of these hilarious gaffes, Scott Brown now rides to Washington in his pick-up truck, sits down in Kennedy’s seat and stops socialized health care. Oh, this is rich.
Democrat Strategies on Health care
The big question tonight is whether this will truly stop Obamacare. The political significance is that the Democrats now only have 59 notes, one short of 60 which is required to stop GOP filibuster, and ram bills through. Also, many Democrats are taking notice and beginning to think that if Teddy Kennedy’s seat is not even safe, then nobody’s seat is safe, and they might need to re-think their radically liberal agenda.
Politico reports that Democrats are already getting nervous. The psychological impact of this election could reverberate and stall the Obama, Pelosi and Reid agenda.
Of course we can expect the White House to entrench itself even more, and pursue every option to get this bill passed. There are a number of options that seem to be on the table:
Start over
Try to get the House to pass the Senate version and then ammend it through a process called reconciliation, only requiring 51, not 60 Senate votes
Hurry and do something before Brown is sworn in
Every option seems to have fatal flaws and extreme political costs for the Democrats. The writing is on the wall. The people have spoken. The Tea Parties are turning this ship around.
Maybe now Congress will do the right thing and ram the 2,000+ pages of this bill through the paper shredder, and start focusing on lowering taxes so businesses can keep more money, hire more people and grow this economy the way it was meant to be grown, through the private sector, rather than government spending.
First there was Virginia, New York and New Jersey. Now there’s Massachusetts of all places. Conservatism is making a comeback. 2010 is going to be a very fun year.
Scott Brown: An Upset for the Ages
Posted by C2C on 1/20/10 • Categorized as Commentary, Email Newsletter, Healthcare
Do you believe in miracles? Yes!
In 1980, the US Olympic Hockey team defeated the mighty Soviets in the “Miracle On Ice” in Lake Placid, New York. In the final seconds of the historic upset, broadcaster Al Michaels famously exclaimed, “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!”
Fast forward nearly 30 years and history is being made again in New England. This time it’s no game. As the direction of our country hangs in the balance, Scott Brown defeated Martha Coakley to win the Massachusetts Senate seat previously held by Teddy Kennedy.
This election is historic because Republicans have not won this seat since 1952. Just one month ago, Scott brown was down more than 30% in the polls. Massachusetts voted for Obama over McCain by 26%. This state is the bluest of the blue, and a Republican won convincingly (4-5%). This would be kind of like the Republican party winning California. Epic.
Conservative Principals Always Win
Here’s how it happened: Conservative principals always win, whenever they’re on the ballot. There are some social issues in which Scott Brown is perhaps not as conservative as one might like. But this campaign was not about social issues. It was about Health care, spending and defense. And even in liberal meccas like Massachusetts, if you are conservative, and if you explain your principals of limited government, fiscal responsibility, aggressive national defense, private sector solutions rather than government intrusion of our liberty, you can win anywhere.
When liberals win, it’s because Conservatives are not on the ballot. If people have to choose between liberal and moderate, conservatives stay home and liberals win. When conservatives are on the ballot, conservatives vote, and win. Even in deep blue states like Massachusetts.
Great Moments in the Campaign
In one of the pivotal moments of the campaign, Scott Brown was asked in a debate if he was really willing to stop Health care while sitting in Teddy Kennedy’s seat, when health care was an issue Kennedy championed. He said: “With all due respect, it’s not the Kennedy’s seat…it’s the people’s seat”.
Another great moment came when Scott Brown released the commercial below, highlighting his pick-up truck.
President Obama, in a last-minute effort to save Coakley’s doomed campaign, made a pretty foolish tactical error of slamming the pick-up truck.
If I ever run for office, remind me never to make fun of trucks. Far too many people have them, and like them. For that matter, remind me never to call Curt Schilling a Yankee fan, especially if I’m running in Massachusetts, like Coakley did. What a mistake!
As a result of these hilarious gaffes, Scott Brown now rides to Washington in his pick-up truck, sits down in Kennedy’s seat and stops socialized health care. Oh, this is rich.
Democrat Strategies on Health care
The big question tonight is whether this will truly stop Obamacare. The political significance is that the Democrats now only have 59 notes, one short of 60 which is required to stop GOP filibuster, and ram bills through. Also, many Democrats are taking notice and beginning to think that if Teddy Kennedy’s seat is not even safe, then nobody’s seat is safe, and they might need to re-think their radically liberal agenda.
Politico reports that Democrats are already getting nervous. The psychological impact of this election could reverberate and stall the Obama, Pelosi and Reid agenda.
Of course we can expect the White House to entrench itself even more, and pursue every option to get this bill passed. There are a number of options that seem to be on the table:
Every option seems to have fatal flaws and extreme political costs for the Democrats. The writing is on the wall. The people have spoken. The Tea Parties are turning this ship around.
Maybe now Congress will do the right thing and ram the 2,000+ pages of this bill through the paper shredder, and start focusing on lowering taxes so businesses can keep more money, hire more people and grow this economy the way it was meant to be grown, through the private sector, rather than government spending.
First there was Virginia, New York and New Jersey. Now there’s Massachusetts of all places. Conservatism is making a comeback. 2010 is going to be a very fun year.
Jesse Phillips
Citizen2Citizen, Founder