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Comment by ctyankee on January 21, 2010 at 12:23pm

Hi Bob,

You lost me... If the $500k was "quietly snuck" into his account, how do you know about it? Are you sure it wasn't part of the 'normal' campaign process? Heck, the Democrats threw "Congressional House" funds at a Senate race. That' sounds contrary to the spirit of the whole process.

Some folks will say Brown didn't win because Coakley "Lost", others will say the opposite, but this was a national campaign -- which the founders of the Constitution didn't want. Is Massachusetts represented in the Senate again? Yes.

The super-majority is over!!! Yay! Perhaps the politicos will actually read the message that was sent to them.

Comment by Bob Malone on January 21, 2010 at 11:54am

Re: Scott Browns Ma win, New Englanders in general are very independent, and object to out siders, one of the first to oppose this was a guy named John Adams, remember him? He did not like what the British were doing.

Mr Brown came on very fast from Dec on, however when the national Dems started flowing into MA he really started to gain ground. A funny thing is how the Republican Senator in charge of senate races quietly snuck in $ 500,000 to Mr browns campaign till unoticed.

The comical thing about the MA election to me is why the truck Manufacturer has not tried to capitalize on Mr browns truck as yet. 200,000 plus miles, I hope it was an american made vehicle.

Comment by steve on January 20, 2010 at 10:47pm

Gonna be a long winded one here.You all left me in the dust today!
First off,Rex,aint that the truth! We have our problems here in this country,but when one looks at what is going on in Haiti it really makes a person sit back and think,maybe we are not really that bad off.Another way to look at it though is,if we sit back on our backsides,could we possibly end up in a situation similar to what Haiti is in?Just a thought!
Pat,you lost me! J/K.. I never had civics in school,middle school or high school and I knew the answers to the questions you posted.Why,because as a youngster my folks talked about such things although not in those words.It all starts with the family!Talking about those things today have gone over the hill in most homes,if the kids even have a home.Our kids were exposed to talk about politics and it drove them nuts,but now they are beginning to understand{:-)
Mark,yes people are getting tired of the politicians attitude of "my way or tough s**t". As far as Obama,I don't think they are tired of him,just the fact that he has not lived up to what he said before he was elected.I think people have been tired of the way politicians have ignored them over the years,whether it be dem. or republican.Just promise people that water is over the next ridge and they will walk all day to quench their thirst.Make sense?
Not minimize everyone else,but yes the election of SENATOR Brown is good and a wake-up call to the rest of the slugs in government.
Thank you for your time and have a good day folks!!!!!!!!

Steve !!!!!

Comment by Rex on January 20, 2010 at 7:32pm

I for one can stop complaining about every thing when i can see these people and there struggle to stay alive .
Just a thank you to all of our troops who are giving a helping hand with a big smile.

Comment by Rex on January 20, 2010 at 7:27pm

Comment by Mike Stark on January 20, 2010 at 3:34pm

More people think health care reform doesn't go far enough than goes too far, according to a CBS poll taken from January 6-10, 2010.

HEALTH CARE REFORM IN CONGRESS
Covering Controlling Regulating health
Americans Costs insurance cos.
Go too far 32% 24% 27%
Not far enough 35 39 43
About right 22 21 18

No further comment, other than this is what I meant about people of good will coming to anti-status-quo conclusions for completely different reasons.

Comment by ctyankee on January 20, 2010 at 10:54am

A few of the quiz questions are very poorly worded -- one of my major peeves with social studies teachers through the ages. But the questions that a lot of folks got wrong were because of *ignorance* not poor wording.

Comment by MarkM on January 20, 2010 at 10:23am

Great post, Pat. If you don't mind, I would like to post the stats you listed on my Facebook page. We have a hot political debate going on there now.

Comment by MarkM on January 20, 2010 at 9:28am

Pat, you are correct, however the problem stems from lack of education. The school don't teach civics anymore. They glance of history and put huge emphasis on math and science (which is important). But as a result, people don't understand how government works. So when people are confused, they do nothing. This is why they keep voting the bozos back in. They don't know what else to do. In addition, the incumbents have a huge advantage when it comes to raising money.

Comment by MarkM on January 20, 2010 at 9:23am

Steve, the house of cards is beginning to fall. The American people are tired of Obama, Reid and Pelosi ignoring the desires of the people and trying to ram their agenda down our throats regardless of what we think. Pelosi said it again yesterday, "we will have health care one way or the other". They still haven't gotten the message. They are considering the 'nuclear option" to force it through. They do not care what the people want. It is all about THEM and their power.

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