I tried contacting his office last night, no email, the phone was completely full. Tried again today, and talked to a person who listened politely and said he would pass my displeasure along to Senator Brown.
I wasn’t nasty. I wasn’t rude, and stayed rational and calm.
I gave money, visited the campaign headquarters several times, distributed signs and stickers to people I know, and spent an entire day on crutches in the snow holding a sign, so yeah. I do feel betrayed.
Is he better than Coakley? Yes. But that is not a bar I am comparing him to.
The bill was bridge money was for highway funds, more BS “shovel ready jobs” (which means billions more shoveled down a black empty hole) and tax breaks for companies who hire unemployed people, which is also a steaming pantload, because a company is not going to hire people to get some pathetic piss-ass tax break to help the unemployed, but because they have a business need they must fill.
This is the crap we have to put a stop to. We don’t have billions to piss down rat-holes like this. We need our legislators to stop this crap.
Yeah. I am still pretty angry about this. If this had been worthwhile, people like Pence and Demint would have voted for it.
oh, stop, this was a l5 billion dollar nothing....that’s not enough money to put lighter fluid into their Zippos!!Brown will do O.K. but remember, he’s from the Peoples Republic of Mass....he does seek reelection and this bill means nothing. Watch him on the major issues, he will do fine!!!
He’s a Massachusetts Senator we can’t expect him to vote no on a unemployment extension bill. Its a strategery to throw a few bones to the Dems that voted for him.
So it gets 62 votes instead of 61. Who cares? Brown now gets to me the good guy "Independent" so when he opposes Obamacare the MSM can't start painting him as a partisan. I think he wins this battle with a vote that really doesn't matter.
It’s been less than 30 days and Brown has already swapped spit with Reid on his “jobs bill” rip-off. How is that fiscally conservative and how in the hell is that not RINO.
Brown has quickly become just one more disappointment. As for running for president, Brown just killed that idea... people will not forget either of his two faces.
I will not accept excuses nor apologies....
Brown should count his blessings... at least he will be able to say that he was a senator... for 18 months.
I want my $50 back.
No one (who wasn’t deluding themselves) expected Brown to be a down the line conservative. He’s gonna back a few (or more hopefully just a few) lousy bills. I wouldn’t bemoan his election just yet. If Coakley was there we could have Obamacare passed right now. (though final passage may have failed in the house anyway)
Snowe, Collins, Voinovich and Bond also voted for this cloture vote.
Rat Ben Nelson voted nay. Many Republicans and Frank Lautencorspe were absent.
The motion passed 62-30.