I'm not "touting" him, so much as I am recognizing a political reality. If you're charismatic enough to compete in a state as liberal and Democrat as Massachusetts, then your political future is bright. It's one thing for a conservative Republican to win in a conservative state, it's quite something else for a conservative to win in Massachusetts.
Sorry - I didn’t mean for “touting” to come across as such an accusation.
My main point is that I need to understand his core beliefs before I could consider supporting him for national office. At this point, he is an unknown - even less known than Sarah Palin was when she was selected for VP (and she was on the edge of mystery).
We agree on one point, for certain. Getting a senator from Massachusetts elected that has some conservative principles is a wonderful thing! Scott fits that bill, at the very least.