Here's the story: As race nears its end, political stars join fray
It's a laundry list of the political entities coming to Massachusetts to assist Scott Brown or Martha Coakley in the run-up to Tuesday's election (GO SCOTT GO!!!). One of the folks stumping for Martha Coakley was John Kerry, senior Senator from MA who will be sharing Senatorial duties with whoever prevails on Tuesday.
Kerry, as usual is completely and utterly full of shit:
Senator John F. Kerry launched into an impassioned attack on Brown, calling him “silent Scott’’ for not raising his voice during President Bush’s administration, describing the 30-year National Guard member as “AWOL’’ when Bush proposed privatizing Social Security.First of all, AWOL is a dirty slur and Kerry knows it. It's a tacit acknowledgement of the long-disproven allegations of President Bush going AWOL during his time in the National Guard. Lt. Colonel Brown has served with distinction, and Kerry's words were chosen carefully for the only purpose of blunting that distinction. I'm surprised Kerry didn't show up with a "memo" from the MA National Guard that he got from Dan Rather...
“For eight years, he was George Bush’s yes man, and now he wants to go to Washington and become [Senate Republican leader] Mitch McConnell’s no man,’’ Kerry said. “We’re not going to let it happen.’’
Secondly, and more importantly, Kerry has his head firmly ensconced in his hindquarters. Brown has been a STATE senator for eight years. He has not voted on a single piece of legislation proposed by George Bush, and Kerry knows that. Kerry knows that Scott Brown has about as much to do with George Bush's agenda as I do; that is to say nothing other than as an observer.
State Senators vote on issues pertaining to the state in which they are serving; they do not vote on nor have any effect on national issues. Scott Brown voted on bills for the state of MA only; he did not vote for (or against) any single bill proposed, supported, or endorsed by George W. Bush. Kerry doesn't outright claim that Brown did; he obscures the criticism to give the impression that Brown did.
Folks, if this is the best they got, they are in for a rude awakening on Tuesday.
That is all.
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Folks, if this is the best they got, they are in for a rude awakening on Tuesday.
Ghods, I hope so. But I really hate to rely on the good sense of the voters ... especially Taxachusetts voters.
You know, it's stories like these that make me lament the demise of the time-honored tradition of dueling. Knowing you may have to back up your insults with your life, or be deemed a coward by everyone, might just inject a bit of civility back into the national dialog.
Just sayin'.
The fate of the country is in the hands of the voters of Massachusetts. God help us.
My state representatives in Oregon know what is going on in DC and we expect them to comment on federal legislation and know how it will affect state legislation. I find it impossible to believe that the political hotbed of Massachusetts doesn't expect the same, in fact I know you do.
But even if Scott has been silent on Bush's federal agenda, he is silent no longer. He doesn't care if the big banks treat our tax bailout like monopoly money. Even while these banks are handing out billions in bonuses, Scott trots out the old "pass the tax" panic, as if banks aren't going to raise fees every way they can, whether they're taxed or not.
Are you really going to fall for that again?
I'm tired of letting these businesses run wild setting fees on my finances, but never having to be accountable themselves. If we can get Nelson and Lieberman out of the way, we can do something about it a lot sooner. But we need Coakley too. Don't let us down now Mass, put Coakley in Teddy's seat.
Your state reps had damn well better know what's going on.
They just have no say in it.
Look, Brown CAN'T vote for Bush's initiatives.
In case you missed it, Bush is no longer the president. In fact, he hasn't been president for a year now.
The guy sitting in the Oval Office - the one who presided over the bailouts while the banks were handing out bonuses - is the one that Martha Coakley will vote in lock-step with.
No thanks. You can keep your hope and change.
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