Scott Brown: Hero or Villain
Scott Brown is the junior Senator from Massachuttes. I wrote about his election in Outsider Views and rejected the notion that his election was the pivotal moment that told the country of the anti-incumbent mode that has everyone under the gun who has been in office for a long time. But, he has proven to be an interesting change, to say the least.
As I have been periodically assessing what he is up to, the one sentence that has resonated in my mind has been, "...I work for the people of Massachuttes". He has been a reliable 41st Vote for many Republican attempts to counter Obama Adminstration initaitives. But, he has broken rank. What I think he seems to realize that in order to survive and win re-election, he has to cater to his liberal state's electoral base and do what is reasonable.
The Tea Party folks are apparently up in arms about how Scott Brown has betrayed them. I don't want to be too optimistic. But it is always refreshing to see someone thinking and assessing things on their own and not pay attention per se to the matters at hand.
As I have been periodically assessing what he is up to, the one sentence that has resonated in my mind has been, "...I work for the people of Massachuttes". He has been a reliable 41st Vote for many Republican attempts to counter Obama Adminstration initaitives. But, he has broken rank. What I think he seems to realize that in order to survive and win re-election, he has to cater to his liberal state's electoral base and do what is reasonable.
The Tea Party folks are apparently up in arms about how Scott Brown has betrayed them. I don't want to be too optimistic. But it is always refreshing to see someone thinking and assessing things on their own and not pay attention per se to the matters at hand.
Mike Pouraryan
