[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“Well, you’re making an assumption that the Tea Party movement was influential, and I have to respectfully disagree."

[screaminsunshine]

He has been hanging out with McRino.

[woweeitsme]

Don’t worry, this guy will be gone the next time a Kennedy decides to take the seat.

As excited as I was for Brown’s victory, he is turning me off more and more.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Common sense in MA had enough of the Kennedy “legacy.”

[yongin]

David Frum says the Scott Brown win means Tea Party activists must get in line to support RINOs.

[Jedidah]

Can everyone just relax and let Brown first take office before looking for ways to tear him down?

Yes, many of us from outside the state contributed to his campaign and helped him win. However, we must accept that his job now is to represent the people of Massachusetts, not the rest of us.

If he does his job well and listens to his constituents, he will not likely vote as we would wish all of the time. His state is historically very liberal, and if he votes as a moderate/conservative, we must accept that he is still a great improvement over his predecessor.

Were Brown taking national office, not representing one particular state, he might be beholden to us. But he’s not, so can we just let the federal system work and give the guy a break?

The people of Massachusetts spoke. I hope he represents them well, convinces them that a more conservative path is best for their state, and can get himself re-elected in two years. He has his work cut out for him, and he doesn’t need brickbats from us.

Give the guy a chance.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Get. A. Grip.

[JLLH]

He was the best thing going against the Health Care bill. I don’t think anyone here thought he was the best, strongest conservative ever, but he was a sight better than Coakley or anyone else. This is what passes for conservative in Mass., I guess. Still better than the alternative. If he goes too far left, Mass. can deal with him, but for now as long as he fulfills his pledge to vote against the monster bill, we’re pretty much getting what he promised, aren’t we?

[Oceander]

That's a good statement for him to make. Why would he want to start splitting up the very group of people who just elected him? This isn't some snarky anti-Tea-Party statement by him, even less so a RINO statement, but rather a "congratulations to the team" sort of statement, as in the old cliche, "there's no 'I' in team."

[LucyJo]

Let’s see how he votes.

[roses of sharon]

I give him 3 months to begin kissing liberal arse in DC.

[Raider Sam]

He is probably right. Tea Partiers in MAss and out probably donated money and called, but he got votes from more than just tea partiers. He probably got the majority of conservatives and libertarians, but I bet he got a good amount of far lefties who were doing what we did in 06/08 and his map showed him doing well in Boston, so he might have gotten some Union guys who are fed up with their bosses.