GOP Hopeful Riding Voter Anger (6)
BOSTON — Republican Scott Brown is surfing a wave of voter frustration with President Barack Obama that has helped propel the once low-profile Massachusetts state senator from long shot to contender in the race to fill the Senate seat left vacant by Edward Kennedy’s death.
Brown’s meteoric rise caught nearly everyone off-guard, particularly Democratic Party leaders who assumed their candidate, state Attorney General Martha Coakley, would have a cakewalk to the U.S. Capitol after winning a four-way primary in November.
They hadn’t counted on voters like Luis Rodriguez.
The 46-year-old plastics factory supervisor, who emigrated to the U.S. in 1988 from Uruguay and became a citizen last year, said he’s fed up with what he calls the lies told by Washington. It’s enough for him that Coakley supports Obama, who Rodriguez says has failed to make good on his pledge for openness.
“We don’t buy what we can’t afford. We don’t spend what we don’t have,” said Rodriguez, echoing the anger expressed by other voters who say Democrats are too eager to bail out bankers and people who bought homes they couldn’t afford. “These people, what they’re doing now, they’re spending money they don’t have so they can get elected again.”
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Cunctator Says:
Let us pray that Brown wins. Regardless of what one thinks of his candidacy or of the Republican Party today, it is nonetheless necessary to put some brakes on that fool in the White House. Between his foreign policy gaffes and mistakes and his profligate spending, the US is headed for bad times — and we will be pulled into the hole with it.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 10:31 am
Undecided Voter Says:
And thats on top of all the trillions wasted by Bush fighting his foreign wars plus his space missions.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 10:44 am
beentheredonethat Says:
For the love of you know who UV, Bush is gone! If for nobody’s sake but your own, give it a rest.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 11:23 am
John Luft Says:
UV….ever heard of the US Congress? Educate yourself so people don’t laugh in your face.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 11:30 am
Undecided Voter Says:
Your right been in that Bush is gone but his legacy (debt, wars, divided country) will live on for many years to come.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 11:40 am
zee Says:
The wars are really Jimmy Carter’s legacy and he still hasn’t gone.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
beentheredonethat Says:
Massachusetts is the Game Changer
http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/01/18/massachusetts-is-the-game-changer/
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Pat Says:
Amen to Jimmy Carter!! As another helpful blogger would point out: “Pleasing your enemies does not turn them into friends.”
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Cunctator Says:
#2 – UV – I think by now you have to acknowledge that Obama is a pretty unstaisfactory president. He sold a very different agenda to the American people and his approach to policy is completely incompatible with US political culture (as is seen in polling on his health care bill and policies on Iran). But don’t allow yourself to get carried away by Bush Derangement Syndrome. No president comes to office without some burdens left by a previous administration. George W. Bush was no different as he had to follow Clinton, and as Clinton had to follow the elder Bush. I do, however, pity Obama’s successor because Barack Hussein will have left such a mess I am not certain where the next administration will start.
BTW, Bush’s “space missions” — what is that in refereence to?
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
jema54 Says:
People who spent time reading about the Russian Revolution and the propaganda that the Bolsheiviks used, were fully aware of BHO’s plans; BHO had a record and many tapes/articles were recorded/written spelling out his planned agenda. MSM did not air the information but it was available on the internet and Governor Palin brought the information to the msm frount plate – until the McCain outfit got on her case and forced her into silence. It was all there to see – the people of the USA got what they voted for and if they blame anyone it should be the msm , not BHO. The msm has failed to report the facts ; how many times must this gang of radicals be called on the carpet for spinning lies and covering up for the left wing fanatics (climategate, Kerry – Swift boat vets did that job for msm, Adscam COVERUP , Arar lack of investigation, HRC supression of freedom of speech….) who rule their roosts?
UV the congress and senate were dominated by Demoos in the last four years of ‘W’ s presidency. President Bush vetoed some bills – like signing Kyotee – but he could not make legislation, he could only sign or not sign. Writing legislation is the job of congress in USA.
The GOP is at fault too, they hired a guy like Special Ed S., in Alta, to be their Presidential candidate; a guy who was nobody’s first choice. They had an oppertunity to vote FOR Fred Thompson or Ron Paul. If the Republicans had chosen differently, BHO would not have been allowed to be ‘crowned’, he would have been forced to answer questions about his past and his agenda in the debates.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Jack Says:
I’m not going to call this one yet regardless of the polls and the panic in “Dem” ranks. Mass. is an unknown quantity but tomorrow will tell the tale.
Regardless (and as a young female GOP rep on Fox news pointed out today) it doesn’t matter who wins. The damage has been done.
If the “Dems” can’t win Kennedy’s seat they can’t win anywhere and even if it’s close Obama has been indicted on his platform. Look for tea parties to get a lot bigger ahead of the November elections.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Undecided Voter Says:
Good point #9. However, in my humble opinion if the Republicans had crowned Colin Powell as their candidate, the Republicans would probably be in power and might have pulled a very divided country together - black, white and all colours.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
dora Says:
Americans by now have figured it out perfectly that their healthcare premiums under the plan are going to triple. The Repubs will take it back tomorrow and the shift will happen come 2011. See Christian Science Monitor article analysis if that happens.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Undecided Voter Says:
I dunno, it seems strange that a country can spend trillions of tax dollars putting a man into space and nation building foreign countries but not much for its poorest who dont have any health care.
Whats that old saying ‘charity begins at home’ or something like that.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Philanthropist Says:
Poor Americans have free health care. They have had free health care for more than forty years now. Medic-Aid and Medi-Care cover the poor and old. Why is there so much ignorance in Canada of these facts? Misinformation is so much more fun and popular?
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
dora Says:
Quite right, phil. UV, this IS about tripling the premium take, maybe to repay China? Dalton’s going after us with the electrical bills. There’s no end in sight tax take wise. The Liberal agenda has to be stopped on both sides of the 49th parallel. Only citizens can do that IF our votes count.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
beentheredonethat Says:
Re#15. Exactly right. Every single person in America has health care and has had for a very long time. All that is required is to go to any emergency department and treatment must be provided, this is a federal law. Further, no U.S. hospital can discharge a patient until that patient’s treatment is completed and can be safely disharged…again this is a federal law. That’s why some cities on the southern border are going bankrupt paying for health care for illegals.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
MaryT Says:
Did anyone catch John Kerry today repeating what he has HEARD, no proof, just dirty tricks he had heard about. People laying down in front of Martha’s car, e-mail threats, burning of campaign posters. If those things had happened wouldn’t some person with a cell phone got a picture. Like the picture of her watching a reporter, after being knocked down, and saying she didn’t know it happened.
And I loved Brown’s response re his truck, you can say what you want about me, but when you attack my truck, that is where I draw the line. I think a lot of men think the same way.
Seeing her at the debate, or with O on stage, or handshaking, she shows no passion.
She was so sure she could win without any campaigning or money. Trouble for all so called safe democrats come Nov.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Joe Says:
Of course Owebama attacked Brown’s truck. It has 200,000 miles on it and Owebama wanted it in the cash for clunkers fiasco.
Posted on January 18th, 2010 at 10:27 pm