When Scott Brown starts crafting national health care legislation, or sounding like the liberal lion of the Senate, get back to me. Until then, it's Massachusetts. We're still a long way ahead on the deal. Winning the seat was more than worth it.
Democrats needed to poach Brown and and least one other Republican to reach the 60 votes necessary. Centrist Republican Sens. Susan Collins (Maine) and Olympia Snowe (Maine) also voted for cloture on the proposal.
Reitiring GOP Sens. George Voinovich (Ohio) and Kit Bond (R-Mo.) also voted for cloture.
Another way to look at this is he is being fiscally responsible. It is only 15 billion instead of the agreed 83 billion.
If it gets stopped at that then is it not a good thing?
Posted by: Fantom | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Uhm. Why is everyone so surprised on this? The man SAID he would cross the aisle on some things. I had hoped he wouldn't do it quite so soon, but hey, he IS the RINO from Massachusetts. Let's just hope he doesn't stay wrapped up in the crossing the aisle thing and wind up voting for healthcare. He said he wouldn't, but let's face it, he wouldn't be the first politician to break a promise. In fact, politicians who DON'T go back on their word seem to be the real minority in D.C. these days.
Posted by: Mad Monica | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 01:40 AM
Scott Brown is a Rino's just like McCain and Romney. Mr. Brown is not conservative. It is hurting the Republican Party already.
Posted by: anonymous | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 06:45 AM
I've known Scott for a long time and he's going to do whatever he wants. If you think otherwise you are cracked.
Posted by: bandit | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 07:56 AM
I am always amazed at the "true conservatives" that cannot quite seem to grasp that some places will not elect a hard-line conservative. That Massachusetts is one of those places. And that Scott Brown is about as conservative as can be elected in Massachusetts.
If you want to set the agenda, you need to have the votes. Scott Brown gets conservatives closer to setting the agenda. Political purity in all things is the recipe for political impotence.
Posted by: Mikey NTH | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 10:53 AM
Agree with the above. Any anger about Scott Brown at this point shows the ignorance of the person with that opinion. It was never, ever a thought that this guy was going to run the state as if the Heritage Foundation controlled the seat. Honestly, he needs to make a vote or two like this for his own re-election chances.
Like Dan said, let's see if he does something broader and more dangerous before we start calling him "RINO" and turncoat.
Posted by: Rob Howard | Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 08:19 PM