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    Default Was Scott Brown's victory a good thing?

    I figure that the current healthcare bill is lousy, and thus missing the 60 vote mark might actually be a good thing. However, Republicans are obviously to the right of Democrats to a certain degree.

    And by good I mean "not as bad."
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    Scott Brown has apparently voted for the new job package. This was an interesting turn of events.
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    I have no idea what this is about. Care to give some context perhaps?
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    Scott Brown has apparently voted for the new job package. This was an interesting turn of events.
    yup, and the ppl who payd for his election are pissed of

    Monday, February 22, 2010

    Conservatives, sounding a lot like Teabaggers, turn venomous on Scott Brown over his vote for Jobs bill

    by John Aravosis (DC) on 2/22/2010 07:15:00 PM

    #fullpost{display:inline;} From Twitter we learn that conservatives around the country are under the mistaken impression that they elected a Newt Gingrich Republican in Massachusetts, a state that has gay marriage and universal health insurance. And now they think he's their Senator too. Newsflash, he's not:
    it wasn't just the people of MA who put you where you are. Next time you vote like that I expect to be kissed first!

    Well, I guess we worked our tails off to get another RINO elected. I'm so disappointed in Scott Brown

    Hey, Massachusetts! How do you like Scott Specter?

    You dont understand - We Americans Had Drawn A Line In The Sand With @scottbrownma - Its All Gone Now. #traitor

    Michael Savage totally called it... @SCOTTBROWNMA sucks!

    Congratulations to Comrade Scott "Marxist" Brown on Voting For Bolshevik Jobs Bill.

    You're aiming for a 1 term seat eh? forgot, you can just run next time as a democrat.

    Is being labeled "an independent thinker" more important than being labeled "a principled man"? Scott?

    @ScottBrownMa is a phony. Votes for a bill to rip us off of more tax money. No wonder Ma voted for ya.

    Brown's a PROGRESSIVE .. and will progressively turn all the conservatives against him. Such a disappointment.

    All the work done to get @scottbrownma elected and this is how he returns the favor

    Un-effing believable . Wow, I'm blown away you would vote for this?!? What was the payoff? Guess you're a 1 term guy. Fooled us

    For Brown to cave so fast, I think we supported a loser.||NO we supported a FISCAL FRAUD not a HAWK

    I thought your were a Fiscal Conservative. I like many across this nation donated to your campaign! Like Obama, YOU LIE!

    ASK FOR YOUR MONEY BACK - I am sorry I promoted this traitor.

    renegs on promise 2 B fiscal conservative after 1 meeting w/Reid I can't help being disappointed & nervous

    DO NOT SUPPORT @SCOTTBROWNMA - ASK FOR YOUR MONEY BACK - I am sorry I promoted this...

    The thing about @scottbrownma is that I knew teh betrayal would come. I just didn't think it would be so quick.

    Was Right. Scott Brown Is Not A Conservative - Another Progressive RINO like McCain, Lindsey & Romney

    @ScottBrownMa is another Evan Bayh only with a (R) after his name
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    I have no idea what this is about. Care to give some context perhaps?
    the US democrats lost their super-maiority in the senate (that they aperantly need to push through healthcare etc even when bush didnt even have an maiorty when he started some illegal wars etc, but thats not the point) because they fielded an complete arse of an candidate in massachuses, a state they considerd save. wich it wasnt. because the ppl in masachuses didnt think twice to vote in an anti-healthcare candidate because they have universal healthcare anyway. screw the rest of the country we vote for that flashy guy that knows who is the quaterback of our football team instead some boring pencillicker.
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    Never before has someone fallen from grace so quickly...
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    Thanks for that psycho, god repubs are so fucking stupid.
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    What happen in Mass was according to some news sources is that those who usually vote democrat/progressives decided not to vote. Perhaps they've became disillusioned by Obama/Congress Democrats, realized they already had a local form of universal health care (plus may or may not have liked the garbage health care reform bill in Congress that basically is mostly a law that forces you to buy health care from the same people who are screwing everyone over health care), and/or was just not captivated by the un-charismatic (and supposedly "elitist") democratic candidate.

    So, in those elections, mostly people who self-identify as independent/etc and republican went to vote.
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