Posted on 02/05/2010 9:59:15 AM PST by Justaham
Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) election has been shown to be "a joke," the son of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) said Thursday.
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) castigated Brown for having pushed to be sworn in ahead of schedule to permanently fill the Senate seat left vacant by the congressman's father's death in August.
"Brown's whole candidacy was shown to be a joke today when he was sworn in early in order to cast his first vote as an objection to Obama's appointment to the NLRB," Kennedy said Thursday.
Kennedy was referencing some Democrats' thoughts that Brown tried to bump up his swearing-in in order to give Republicans 41 votes, enough to filibuster the nomination of Craig Becker, a controversial nominee to join the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
"Seven out of ten of Brown's voters were labor households and he stressed that he was independent and while he was originally scheduled to be sworn in next week, they moved it up to today so he could cast his first vote, the most anti-labor, the most anti-what his constituents thought they were voting for when they voted for him," Kennedy said.
Brown, for his part, has denied trying to move up his nomination to block Becker's nomination.
"This is where he shows that when they need him, he's in the tank for the Republicans," Kennedy said.
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Is the Kennedy laughing?
...as the Kennedy legacy slowly drives away towards the sunset in an Oldsmobile...
The joke would have been funnier if Scott Brown slammed his car into a concrete barrier while hopped up on prescription medication.
pot, kettle.
Fortunately for the US Patrick, the joke is on you and your kind.
The joke would have been funnier if Scott Brown slammed his car into a concrete barrier while hopped up on prescription medication.
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Sour grapes much, Prince Patrick? Yeah — because after all, that Senate seat BELONGS to your family, royalty that you are!
Unbelievable, entitled, pompous, arrogant....!
H.RES.728 : Recognizing the importance of "National Drug Facts Chat Day" on November 10, 2009.
H.RES.197 : To commend the American Sail Training Association for its advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of international goodwill.
H.RES.182 : Expressing support for designation of the week of March 1 through March 8, 2009, as "School Social Work Week".
This guy is a real workhorse. /sarc
This must be the much celebrated ‘Kennedy Bipartisanship’.
The whining is getting ridiculous.
Between the msm and their cohorts on the left it’s hard to tell which is more odious.
Patrick should be familiar with the process by which his very own father was sworn in to the office.
Ahead of schedule and “as soon as possible”.
The Kennedy “legacy” continues to crumble and fade.
Commies always lose their minds when they are rejected by the “unwashed masses”.
Now if Scott Brown could just get drunk, have an affair with a campaign staffer, drive off a bridge, and leave her to drown while he figures out how to minimise his own political damage, Brown would be perfectly fitted for “the Kennedy seat.”
Its always nice to be criticized by the drunkard son of a drunkard father.
"This is where he shows that when they need him, he's in the tank for the Republicans," Kennedy said.
Ummmm..., I do know he got a lot of "Independent" votes, but correct me if I'm wrong... didn't Brown run on the GOP ticket? :-)
It’s worth re-posting.
Who'da thunk it? The Republican Senator might actually vote with the GOP??? I'm shocked.
F'ing idiot! I'll bet Joan was drunk through her whole pregnancy with this moron.
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