tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84915272704282719.post8849102434926377018..comments2021-08-03T06:48:41.028-05:00Comments on The Public Money: Mass. Senate Race: Snap AnalysisCoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01939964640082045428noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84915272704282719.post-19061648044860832502010-01-20T08:50:58.175-06:002010-01-20T08:50:58.175-06:00Mostly agree. This isn't so much a "W&qu...Mostly agree. This isn't so much a "W" for the Rs as it is a MAJOR "Lose" for the Ds. And, while much of the blame can be laid on the shoulders of the DNC and the candidate, there is also plenty for Reid, Pelosi, and the D leadership in the Congress. I would say that their hubris, and the brazen manner in which they tossed aside the hopes and desires of a large part of the national electorate in order to conduct "business as usual", led to the perfect storm which gave Brown "the Kennedy seat".<br /><br />Oh, yes, and the fact that the Ds were so arrogant as to believe that seat was "theirs" in the first place. ( Hint: it belongs to the people of the Commonwealth of MA.)<br /><br />And, I wouldn't be too smug if I were the Rs, either. Yes, they now have "41", and can filibuster any legislation they choose to in the Senate. At the same time, they also have the reputation (deservedly or not) of being "the Party of NO", and if they exercise their right to filibuster too often, they may find their numbers shrinking further come Nov. Plus, Sen. Brown first and foremost represents the Commonwealth of MA, which is admittedly a very blue state. Should he decide he would like to remain in the Senate past 2012, he will have to keep this fact in mind, and he will be walking a very tight rope.<br /><br />I'll blog more on this, later, at my place. Once I have a chance to digest it a bit (as well as my breakfast.)<br /><br />~EdT.Ed T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05901818490442310728noreply@blogger.com