Two Down, Two to Go: Scott Brown Outshines Elizabeth Warren in MA Senate Debate

Townhall.com ^ | October 2, 2012 | Daniel Doherty

[AFPhys]

When did you get any impression from Brown that he was “conservative” as you and I define that? He stated he would vote against ZeroCare - he did so - that is all any of us had right to expect. Other than that, he has espoused very expected positions for Massachusetts.

[TADSLOS]

Can you imagine Walter Williams or Thomas Sowell moderating a debate?

One of my fantasies. Watching both candidate's and the professional punditry heads explode from attempting to absorb their questions.

[kenmcg]

Did not many conservatives support him in his last election? Would he have won the seat if he didn’t have that support?

[AFPhys]

Given the makeup of Massachusetts, even worse than here in NY, conservatives definitely supported Brown. There, as here, conservative voters will continue to support him since with him we get an ACU rating in the 50s rather than one in the range of zero.

Conservatives outside of New England have to become more educated about reality. Do you want someone who will at times make a difference on the right side of the issue, or someone who will be always on the wrong side?

That is the choice - you can not elect a Coburn or a DeMint in ANY of these deep blue states now. Without the likes of Collins and Brown and Kirk in IL, we will not have any chance of repealing Zerocare - unless the Red State voters can manage to purge their houses of all their own Democrats, and that is amazingly difficult to do, as you know. I mean, SD has put Tim Johnson (ACU=20) in the Senate for over 20 years! ND has a sub-20 Senator for over 20yrs! Montana has TWO sub-10 Dem Senators for over 20 yrs.

Someone like a Senator Brown, who pulls some weight for conservative cause out of a very liberal state, ought to be given broad and profuse thanks by conservatives, rather than being excoriated for not being a purist. At least he managed to get elected there so he is able to help us, unlike some more “pure” conservative whose only ability would be to spend campaigning funds in a losing cause.

You want to get a “true conservative” elected - focus on a red state! Be happy with whatever you get as a GOPer out of a blue state!

[ExCTCitizen]

Her best -- and perhaps most expected -- line of attack was accusing Scott Brown of signing an “extremist right-wing pledge” not to raise taxes on “millionaires and billionaires,” voting instead on numerous occasion to side with Big Oil and Corporate America. (Incidentally, Brown correctly pointed out that his opposition to the so-called “Buffett Rule,” which she indirectly referenced, would only raise enough revenue to fund the government “for one day.”)

Scott Brown will beat Squaw SPEAKING BULL in a landslide!!!