Massachusetts being one of the most liberal states in the country just elected a Republican for Senator. Democrats held that seat for 58 years since John F. Kennedy defeated Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Scott Brown defeated Martha Coakley on a platform that he will fight health care.
What does this mean for Health Care? The Democrats? The Republicans? The political climate in general?
Brown’s victory strips the Democrats of the Super Majority in the senate that they previously enjoyed. Any changes made to the Senate version of the bill during conference will have to be voted on again.
With Brown’s win, it’s unlikely the bill will pass now. Democrats talked about getting the House to pass the Senate bill. However, the Senate bill has many provisions that isn’t popular with House members. Some have speculated that the votes are not in the House to flat out pass the Senate version.
President Obama suggested that the Health Care Bill might need to be scaled back. “I would advise that we try to move quickly to coalesce around those elements of the package that people agree on,” Obama said on ABC News.
However, the Democrats have fallen into the same trap that the Republicans did during the Bush Administration. The fact that your party controls Congress and the White House doesn’t mean that Americans totally accept your political aims.
A Little History…
In 2006, Democrats gained control of Congress mostly from a strong anti-war mood in the country. From 2006 to 2008, Democrats did very little to challenge President Bush’s foreign policies.
In 2008, then Senator Obama separated himself from Senator Clinton for his stance against the Iraq “War.” Later, he easily defeated Senator McCain for President. Again, McCain appeared to be a Bush Clone which the country rejected.
Some Democrats made bold claims that this election was a mandate for Democratic Party philosophy. They never really consider that this wasn’t so much Pro-Democrat/Obama views but more an Anti-Bush mood.
However a few months earlier, Obama and McCain BOTH voted for the Banker Bailout Bill. Polls showed that this bill was very unpopular with Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike. However, Washington with it’s typical elitist attitudes “knew” what was best for us. Yeah right!
A lot of Americans were also upset about how much this bill was rammed quickly through Congress without much review or transparency. Senator Obama stated then that under his Presidency, he would be more transparent.
However, President Obama has kept a lot of the same policies towards banks that President Bush did. (Not to mention his economic team has the same Goldman Sachs ties that Bush’s’ people had. More about Timmy-Gate later)
(To be fair as I type this, President Obama is on the TV talking about his new plans to regulate the Financial Industry, but I’m not holding my breath. These are the same people who donated the most to his campaign.)
The stimulus bill was also pushed through the Democratic controlled government. The bill was popular among Democrats and Keynesians. However, the bill didn’t garner much support from Republicans and Independents.
Last year, the House rammed through Cap and Trade on the last day before Fourth of July break. This bill was only popular among Democratic Voters. Again, no real transparency.
The Health Care Bill again being rammed through without much popular support among the American People particularly among the Independent voters. Senator Reid playing deal maker behind the scenes trying to stir up support. Some of the backdoor deals only upsets the populace more. (The Nebraska exception being an example which even embarrassed citizens of Nebraska as well.)
Another problem, polls show that people are more concerned about the economy and jobs. The Democrats just spent a year focusing on Health Care and still may fail passing it even with majority. (I would suggest if some version of Health Care still passes will not be liked by any group.) So they used all this political capital on Health Care instead of focusing on the economy.
President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize, but for what? His campaign promised to bring our boys home quickly, but turned in the same “two” or “three” year promise that Bush continued to make. Obama added more troops to Afghanistan. Sent drone attacks into Pakistan, and now making a lot of noise about Yemen. Wow, something that some Republicans can actually support Obama, but again unpopular with Democrats and Independents.
SO how does Scott Brown’s victory tie into this???
I think even in one of the most liberal states, Massachusetts would elect a Republican is a statement, but what is that statement??? We hate Democrats? I don’t think so. We support the Republican agenda?? Folks, this is Massachusetts for crying out loud.
Take another look at the examples above of “A Little History…”
Massachusetts does show how the Independents are upset. For the longest time, people claimed to be independent when they were upset with the party they originally belonged. However when push comes to shove, they would still vote for their old party.
However, the Independents are no longer loyal to anyone. They are a fickle lot now. In 2006, they were upset about the wars so they elected the Democrats. They were unhappy with Bush in 2008 and elected Obama. Do they support the Obama agenda since his election? Massachusetts said no.
President Obama won the independent vote, but with his policies he has quickly lost that support.
The Republicans would be best serve also not to get cocky from this victory as a public mandate from the people. Even if they win big later this year in November. To both major parties, hear my warning…
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What Does Scott Brown’s win mean?
Massachusetts being one of the most liberal states in the country just elected a Republican for Senator. Democrats held that seat for 58 years since John F. Kennedy defeated Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Scott Brown defeated Martha Coakley on a platform that he will fight health care.
What does this mean for Health Care? The Democrats? The Republicans? The political climate in general?
Brown’s victory strips the Democrats of the Super Majority in the senate that they previously enjoyed. Any changes made to the Senate version of the bill during conference will have to be voted on again.
With Brown’s win, it’s unlikely the bill will pass now. Democrats talked about getting the House to pass the Senate bill. However, the Senate bill has many provisions that isn’t popular with House members. Some have speculated that the votes are not in the House to flat out pass the Senate version.
President Obama suggested that the Health Care Bill might need to be scaled back. “I would advise that we try to move quickly to coalesce around those elements of the package that people agree on,” Obama said on ABC News.
However, the Democrats have fallen into the same trap that the Republicans did during the Bush Administration. The fact that your party controls Congress and the White House doesn’t mean that Americans totally accept your political aims.
A Little History…
In 2006, Democrats gained control of Congress mostly from a strong anti-war mood in the country. From 2006 to 2008, Democrats did very little to challenge President Bush’s foreign policies.
In 2008, then Senator Obama separated himself from Senator Clinton for his stance against the Iraq “War.” Later, he easily defeated Senator McCain for President. Again, McCain appeared to be a Bush Clone which the country rejected.
Some Democrats made bold claims that this election was a mandate for Democratic Party philosophy. They never really consider that this wasn’t so much Pro-Democrat/Obama views but more an Anti-Bush mood.
However a few months earlier, Obama and McCain BOTH voted for the Banker Bailout Bill. Polls showed that this bill was very unpopular with Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike. However, Washington with it’s typical elitist attitudes “knew” what was best for us. Yeah right!
A lot of Americans were also upset about how much this bill was rammed quickly through Congress without much review or transparency. Senator Obama stated then that under his Presidency, he would be more transparent.
However, President Obama has kept a lot of the same policies towards banks that President Bush did. (Not to mention his economic team has the same Goldman Sachs ties that Bush’s’ people had. More about Timmy-Gate later)
(To be fair as I type this, President Obama is on the TV talking about his new plans to regulate the Financial Industry, but I’m not holding my breath. These are the same people who donated the most to his campaign.)
The stimulus bill was also pushed through the Democratic controlled government. The bill was popular among Democrats and Keynesians. However, the bill didn’t garner much support from Republicans and Independents.
Last year, the House rammed through Cap and Trade on the last day before Fourth of July break. This bill was only popular among Democratic Voters. Again, no real transparency.
The Health Care Bill again being rammed through without much popular support among the American People particularly among the Independent voters. Senator Reid playing deal maker behind the scenes trying to stir up support. Some of the backdoor deals only upsets the populace more. (The Nebraska exception being an example which even embarrassed citizens of Nebraska as well.)
Another problem, polls show that people are more concerned about the economy and jobs. The Democrats just spent a year focusing on Health Care and still may fail passing it even with majority. (I would suggest if some version of Health Care still passes will not be liked by any group.) So they used all this political capital on Health Care instead of focusing on the economy.
President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize, but for what? His campaign promised to bring our boys home quickly, but turned in the same “two” or “three” year promise that Bush continued to make. Obama added more troops to Afghanistan. Sent drone attacks into Pakistan, and now making a lot of noise about Yemen. Wow, something that some Republicans can actually support Obama, but again unpopular with Democrats and Independents.
SO how does Scott Brown’s victory tie into this???
I think even in one of the most liberal states, Massachusetts would elect a Republican is a statement, but what is that statement??? We hate Democrats? I don’t think so. We support the Republican agenda?? Folks, this is Massachusetts for crying out loud.
Take another look at the examples above of “A Little History…”
Massachusetts does show how the Independents are upset. For the longest time, people claimed to be independent when they were upset with the party they originally belonged. However when push comes to shove, they would still vote for their old party.
However, the Independents are no longer loyal to anyone. They are a fickle lot now. In 2006, they were upset about the wars so they elected the Democrats. They were unhappy with Bush in 2008 and elected Obama. Do they support the Obama agenda since his election? Massachusetts said no.
President Obama won the independent vote, but with his policies he has quickly lost that support.
The Republicans would be best serve also not to get cocky from this victory as a public mandate from the people. Even if they win big later this year in November. To both major parties, hear my warning…
Independents are not loyal to anyone.
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