Posted on 01/19/2010 6:36:29 PM PST by GOP_Lady
BOSTON -- A little-known Republican upended the balance of power in Washington by winning a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, a result that imperils President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities and augurs trouble for his party in this year's elections.
With 75% of the vote counted, Republican Scott Brown was leading his opponent, Massachusetts' Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley 52.7% to 46.3%, according to the Associated Press, which declared Mr. Brown the winner.
The Brown victory forces the White House and Congressional leaders into a mad scramble to decide how—or whether—to salvage their long-sought health-care overhaul. Rushing the bill after losing Massachusetts carries political risks. So does allowing it to collapse.
House Democrats Tuesday opened the door to passing the Senate version of the legislation, which the president could then sign into law. The White House has floated that idea, but it will be a hard sell. The Senate bill contains abortion, immigration and tax provisions opposed by many House members.
Anticipating rough sledding for the bill, the S&P health care sector index surged by more than 2% Tuesday, leading all other industry sectors, with managed care stocks posting strong gains.
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“Democratic Underground is priceless right now.”
They are eating Croakly alive!
Haven’t laughed so hard since the 2004 election!
I love it!
THIS JUST IN: Colin Powell has formally declared that he will come out of retirement to challenge Scott Brown in a competition for centerfold photo-shoot.
Hear, hear!
REJOICE! WE CONQUER!
"Every time a Democrat loses a moonbat from hell gets its wings burned off."
You all don’t know how this news makes a rather sad day for me happy! This is amazing, when you think of Massachusetts voting history. Those people deserve our thanks & respect for recognizing, and then rejecting, the lies of the Left. Best wishes to them!
That’s cute- I love “It’s a Wonderful Life” & surely Clarence is somewhere up there smiling about this election tonight. :)
It is almost laughable listening to the Demo talking heads try to explain this away. And the joy is all the more fulfilling because of nutty rants and lies from Olberman and his ilk.
So now none of them are safe: Patty Murray, Blanche Lincoln, Evan Bayh, Kirsten Gillibrand, Barbara Boxer, even Dodd’s anointed successor Richard Blumenthal... Tonight proves they can be beaten too.
ROFL!
“This is a modern day Battle of Midway.”
You just took the words out of my mouth.
“Now, we need to crush the enemy of the country come November and totally close down the sock puppets agenda.”
We need to embark on a scorched earth policy to crush these Commies out of existance.
A very sincere post from you.
Best wishes to fine people of the State of Massachusetts! :-)
Anyone else go out their back door and unload a clip from an M1A in celebration?
Saving the rest for the counter revolution, though. :)
“Liberalism is a mental disorder,” and they still don’t get it. The radicals, the True Believers have been waiting and working to bring down our constitutional republic for a century now, and they are not going to stop for want of a popular mandate.
PJ-Comix has a PPPlan.
Maybe we should exercise some restraint until we see where Maine’s two illustrious traitors land....
Thank you God for the Miracle in Mass. and God bless Scott Brown!! I hope this is the beginning of the end for Obamacare!
That’s how we lost Washington state...
I got a good look at Scott Brown tonight for the first time. Powell needs to go back to the retirement center.
Does Scott Brown remind anybody else of a young George Bush? The accent is different and Brown is a more articulate public speaker, but the looks and mannerisms, especially the cocky little grin, are very similar to me.
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