SENATE CANDIDATE OF THE WEEK: Scott Brown

[firebrand]

We all remember the euphoria when Scott Brown won the special election to the so-called Ted Kennedy seat in 2010. He was supposed to be the 41st vote against cloture on Obamacare.

And we all know how that turned out. Despite the clear voice of the people, the president pulled out every trick imaginable to force that bill down our throats.

That does not diminish Scott Brown's victory.

But the truth is that because his original election was a special election, he had media attention and voter support from all over the country. Now we are approaching an important general election and the attention of the country is spread out among many candidates.

Although Brown still has a substantial war chest from the special election, his opponent, Elizabeth Warren, has been raking it in in recent months. And worse, in spite of the negative publicity surrounding her controversial checking off of the "Native American" box to kick-start her academic career when it was in a slump, she is beginning to close the 8-point lead that Brown held just a few months ago.

Brown told us back in 2009 that he would be independent and would be working with nonconservatives in the Senate and Congress. He never could have won that seat with views on the issues that would have awarded him a 100% rating from the ACU. His rating is 50%, just about where we could have predicted from his statements.

The difference between the two candidates is profound, however.

Warren is a staunch tax-and-spend Democrat and a stalwart supporter of regulation, as Obama's Special Adviser for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She is a no-holds-barred supporter of abortion on demand.

Brown, on the other hand, while he is not as purely pro-life as many on this forum would wish, is against partial-birth abortion and federal funding for abortion and in favor of parental consent--as far as he can go politically on this issue and retain his seat. Moreover, he is a firm supporter of the right to conscience, an important issue in 2012.

Brown's other strong points are his support for the Second Amendment, his advocacy for veterans, and his sound approach to improving the economy.

He has voted in favor of a bill to prohibit EPA aerial surveillance of agriculture, in favor of the Keytone XL Pipeline, in favor of a balanced-budget amendment (Hatch Bill), and in favor of the bill to prohibit the appointment of "czars" without Senate approval, among many other conservative votes. He is against ending the Defense of Marriage Act and of course in favor of repealing Obamacare.

Scott Brown has received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in homeland security, and the Meritorious Servce Medal; he continues to serve in the Army National Guard as he has since 1979.

This is the Senate race that threatens to get away from us, after Scott Brown's triumph in 2010 gave us such a heart-lifting boost in morale.

Every single Republican Senate seat is very important, in this most crucial election of our lifetime.

[billva]

Facts won't matter. The holier than thous have decided: it's better to have Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate than another term for Scott Brown.

He's impure, don't you know, while seemingly precisely what he claimed to be when they supported him in the special election.

In rhetoric they say one thing but in action they actually hate America as they hate themselves and support Reid, Pelosi and the Obama agenda.

So true.

[billva]

Facts won't matter. The holier than thous have decided: it's better to have Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate than another term for Scott Brown.

He's impure, don't you know, while seemingly precisely what he claimed to be when they supported him in the special election.

In rhetoric they say one thing but in action they actually hate America as they hate themselves and support Reid, Pelosi and the Obama agenda.

So true.

[CatQuilt]

I asked him where he stood on LOST, the Law of the Sea Treaty,
and he said that he hasn’t decided yet... If he gets re-elected, we’ll have nothing but agita over every single vote. Ugh. Of course I can’t vote for that idiot Warren, though...

[firebrand]

I forgot to mention that he is currently trying to close the loophole that allows spouses and dependents of members of Congress to invest using inside knowledge.

[firebrand]

We’re voting for half a loaf rather than nothing. We need that Obamacare-repeal vote and a sane voice on the economy.

[randita]

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7/20/12 - Race for the U.S. Senate Ranked Roughly From Most to Least Likely GOP Win
State	Republican Candidate	Democrat/IND Candidate	Hold/Gain
NE*	Debra Fischer	Bob Kerrey	GAIN
IN*	Richard Mourdock	Joe Donnelly	HOLD
AZ*	Primary 8/28/12 (Jeff Flake#)		HOLD
MO	Primary 8/7/12 (Sarah Steelman#)	Claire McCaskill+	GAIN
NV	Dean Heller+	Shelley Berkley	HOLD
WI*	Primary 8/14/12 (Tommy Thompson#)		GAIN
ND*	Rick Berg	Heidi Heitcamp	GAIN
MT	Denny Rehberg	Jon Tester*	GAIN
MA	Scott Brown+	Elizabeth Warren	HOLD
VA*	George Allen	Tim Kaine	GAIN
OH	Josh Mandel	Sherrod Brown+	GAIN
FL	Primary 8/14/12 (Connie Mack#)	Bill Nelson+	GAIN
MI	Primary 8/7/12	Debbie Stabenow+	GAIN
NM*	Heather Wilson	Martin Heinrich	GAIN
NJ	Joe Kyrillos	Bob Menendez+	GAIN
PA	Tom Smith	Bob Casey+	GAIN
WV	John Raese	Joe Manchin+	GAIN
HI*	Primary 8/11/12 (Linda Lingle#)		GAIN
CT*	Primary 8/14/12		GAIN
WA	Primary 8/7/12	Maria Cantwell+	GAIN
ME*	Charles Summers	Angus King (Ind.)	HOLD
*Open Seat      +Incumbent      #GOP Frontrunner

 

[randita]

This...or Fauxahontas...take your pick:

[pt17]

Facts won't matter. The holier than thous have decided: it's better to have Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate than another term for Scott Brown. He's impure, don't you know, while seemingly precisely what he claimed to be when they supported him in the special election. In rhetoric they say one thing but in action they actually hate America as they hate themselves and support Reid, Pelosi and the Obama agenda. So true.

For some of us who don't have unlimited time and resources, our time and resources matter and we reserve the right to use them where we, not you or his supporters, think it will do the most good.