Republicans are rejoicing and Democrats reeling in the wake of Scott Brown's stunning victory over Martha Coakley in a special Massachusetts Senate election that Brown insists was not simply a referendum on President Barack Obama.
In one of the country's most traditionally liberal states, Brown rode a wave of voter anger to defeat Coakley, the attorney general who had been considered a surefire winner until just days ago. Her loss signaled big political problems for Obama and the Democratic Party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide.
So what are the voters angry about? The same thing we here on the Island are angry about. Terror, taxes, the healthcare plan, the economy, the role of a bigger government. When Obama rode in on his horse to save the day and bring his "Yes We Can" scheme to Washington, he failed to identify that the WE in his plan did not involve you, me and the rest of middle class America.
The WE was the big corporate entities that have been bailed out with OUR money. The WE was a healthcare plan that is going to be paid for by ME so those who presently cannot afford healthcare will have what I have, on my dime. The WE is a president who feels the need to save tough talk for some other time when NOW is when it is needed. The WE is an overexpansion of our already bloated federal budget with perks thrown in to give full and permanent federal aid for the expanded Medicaid population in
Nebraska so that their Senator will sign on to a healthcare bill that none of us can afford.
The tide has turned again and those who circled to the left in November are realizing that they made a wrong turn. Here on the Island we have some very interesting elections coming up. Bishop the congressional candidate in the 1st district seems quite vulnerable as he faces a stable of young eager Republicans eager to replace him in Congress. Steve Israel in the 2nd district is also a vulnerable candidate in this political climate.
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