Sorry, I am giving Scott Brown a raspberry on the “jobs” bill vote. At the very least, those of us who contributed to his campaign expected him to be a fiscal conservative. This vote shows that he isn’t even that.
It's all here:
Scott Brown explains Jobs Bill vote to Howie Carr, Boston radio (17 min audio)
Why should he be given a break, if people don’t like his votes, they should complain...not sit quietly.
After all, it’s the peoples seat...not Scott Brown’s seat.
I think the problem is that conservatives thought in Brown there was someone who actually understood that this kind of legislation is not good for anyone's constituents.
In order for the government to "create jobs" it must first steal the money from someone else.
Liberals don't seem to understand that or don't care about it - in Scott Brown we hoped for something different.
I'd say he is living up to the promise. Just because it is a Dimwit horse he decided to ride is not a reason to tar-and-feather him.
I also say give him a break.
Remember, this is a modest, scaled-back jobs bill, made up almost entirely of tax cuts, which Republicans claim to support, in the midst of an employment crisis. Nearly half of the Republicans in the Senate voted for the legislation - but with huge reservations saying they will turn around and vote against the final bill if items the Democrats are pushing in the House are added to it. Scott Brown was one of those who said he will watch carefully what the House does.
Kind of knew he wasn’t a hard conservative when he won. Just a shame he quickly fizzled so easily. Just a few weeks on the job and he made a bad vote.
Still if he is all that he said when running, and he’d better be for his sake, then he is better than a democrat and he will vote against health care.
But I am still saddened by his vote.
Disappointed yes, surprised no; he’s a NE Republican that voted for Romney’s HC bill. There are two bills that matter coming up and if he votes no on them HC and Cap/Tax he is an improvement.
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I’ll give Scott a break and Scott can give me a refund.
You left the Republican party; for those of us Republican conservative members that want to bring the Republican party back to conservative philosophy, why should we listen to you?
Scott Brown might have had his reasons for his vote. Perhaps he liked that it included tax cuts. Perhaps he’s just a RINO, I dunno.
However, this article seems to forget that there ought to actually be an ideological change, not just a “can’t we all do what’s best blah blah” attitude.
Sometimes, doing what’s best means saying NO.
One break, cooommmiinng up....
What’s with all the shock? The guy represents Massachusetts. If he doesn’t take liberal positions on some issues (probably a lot of issues), the voters will kick him out and vote in some Kennedy disciple before you can say “Martha Coakley.” He promised to oppose the administration’s current policies on healthcare and the handling of terrorists. If he sticks to his guns on those issues, I’ll be more than happy. I mean seriously, whatever conservatives can get out of Massachusetts should be considered icing on the cake.
We lamb basted McCain for the same hypocrisy. Brown should be NO DIFFERENT.
Holy Holstein! This is like a mass psychosis where people, from various states, want a Senator from Massachusetts to vote EXACTLY like they want him to.
The people who supported Brown wanted him to win against Martha Coakley, he did that.
Seems you got what you wanted, yet you’re still not happy.
Sen.Brown has a ‘break’. He has the opportunity
to change his ways and start siding with the GOP -—
instead of the Democrats, as he did in this case.
Politicians must be judged by their votes, and
not their claims (and lies) before their election.
Be sure to give him a break when he catalyzes the "bipartisan compromise" on socialized medicine, kiddies.
An empty suit by any other name...
Brown always said during the Senate campaign that he would represent his CONSTITUENTS, the people of Mass. to the best of his ability and with an independent mind.
Obviously he believes he has done just that on the Jobs (i.e., Stimulus II) Bill.
If the people of Mass. disagree, THEY will let him know.
If YOU were out of work with a family to support and not wanting to exist on unemployment benefits and food stamps, what would YOU want him to do?
Beat his chest and vote NO for a possible job for YOU in lock-step ideology purity with a political segment of society???
As long as Brown does what he sincerely in his heart and conscience believes is right—as he has a history of doing—he will get along just fine. More power to him.
I am giving the guy a break on this one. It was a cloture vote, not the main bill.
Look, the guy is from New England. Republicans are endangered species up in those parts.