Scott Brown scored a huge victory last Tuesday with his win over Democratic rival Attorney General Martha Coakley. For the first since the 1970's, the Republicans captured a U.S. Senate seat in a blue, Democratic state. Massachussets bleeds as blue as blue can bleed. The seat Brown won was held by the late Senator Edward Kennedy for 47 years. Prior to Senator Kennedy being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962 in a special election, his predecessor was Benjamin A. Smith from 1961-62. Prior to the special election of 1962 in which Edward Kennedy was elected, President John F. Kennedy held that seat from 1953 to 1960. It was in Democratic hands for 57 years. The last Republican that held a U.S. Senate seat from Massachusetts was Edward Brooke, an African-American from 1967-1979.
Scott Brown's victory was amazing considering how liberal of a state Massachusetts is. It's also a sign that the Democrats may be in huge trouble when it comes to the November elections. Even though the Democrats hold a comfortable lead in both the House and the Senate, Republicans are sure to regain seats this November. There's been speculation by different pollsters on whether there will be another Republican takeover of Congress like there was in 1994. Some speculate that the Republicans will gain seats in the House but they won't be the majority. There's been some speculation that the Republicans might recapture the House. There's also been speculation that the Republican Party could retake the Senate. It's still too premature to predict, but the socialist policies of the Obama administration is definitely hurting the Democrats. I believe the Massachusetts win was a referendum on Obamacare. In November and December both Houses of Congress passed their own versions of a healthcare overhaul. Some of the Senators such as Ben Nelson and Mary Landrieu were given bribes by Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid so they would vote for the final passage of the healthcare bill. There was a voter backlash in Massachusetts a week ago and I believe that same thing could be repeated in November's general election. The Obama White House and the Congress haven't been sensitive to the needs of the American people. In a time when America is facing economic distress, Congress has been playing their old tricks trying to push a socialist agenda down Americans' throats. They've tried to pass a healthcare bill most Americans don't desire. They also want to pass a cap and trade bill which would stifle business and cost more jobs in an already distressed economy. The Democratic leaders have shown arrogance and contempt for the American people.
The recent Tea Party movement, which began last Spring, has mobilized thousands of Americans to the plight of our country. Americans don't want a radical left-wing agenda which will transform us into another Russia. The Tea Party has played a huge role in wakening Americans to what's taking place in our government. There needs to be a word of caution to the Republican Party: Don't confuse Americans' discontent with the policies of the Obama administration and Congress as a sign that Americans are embracing the Republican Party. In many polls, a number of Americans still don't trust the Republican Party either. The Tea Party isn't partisan. It's not about promoting Republican candidates. It's about restoring America to its traditional roots. The only reason why the Republicans may have a chance to recapture the House and Senate is due to the electorates' mistrust of the Obama administration and Congress. However if the Republicans win and they continue the same foolish policies that caused them to be booted out in 2006 and 2008, then the Republicans will be booted out again. The American people aren't ideologically driven as a whole. More and more people in this day in which we live don't identify themselves by a particular political party like they once did twenty years ago. America has seen too much out of both parties. Both political parties have failed Americans. They're both controlled by their own party bosses. The Republican Party has been nothing but a stand-for-nothing party the last several years. The Republican Party is beholden to special interests just like the Democrats are. There are very few distinctives between both parties today. The Democrats are full of Marxists in their party. The Republicans are Democrat-lites or "the lesser of two evils", which Americans are sick of. We need some men of real character that believe in God and country. We need patriots that are beholden to no foreign or special interests. We need patriots that love God and love this country and will give themselves to making America a great country once again.
I have predicted the first of this month that the Republicans will capture both houses of Congress this November. I serve notice to the Republicans if they take the voters for granted once they regain their majority, then they'll be voted out so quickly they won't know what happened to them!
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