The recent incident where an aide to Martha Coakley was caught on tape shoving a reporter from "The Weekly Standard" as he tried to ask her questions is exactly why the race for the Massachusetts Senate seat, left vacant from the death of Ted Kennedy, has become a hotly contested race with Scott Brown, the Republican, in a virtual tie with Coakley, the Democrat. Recent polling shows a virtual tie.
What viewers across the country were treated to was another glaring example of how Liberal Democrats are willing to shove aside the voice of opposition and move ahead with their agenda, no matter how unpopular it is with the citizens of this country. Shoving that reporter is representative of everything the Democrats have done since they acquired power. Just recall the town halls and the tea party rallies that were arrogantly dismissed by these people, shoved aside while they pressed forward with their plans. They've intentionally ignored calls for less spending, controlling our rising debt, and ending government bailouts. Instead of addressing the issues of the people publicly they insult them and then lock themselves behind doors to conduct the peoples business in private, assuming they know what's best for the country.
They shoved aside any sense of bi-partisanship with health care and then shoved aside calls for transparency by shutting out CSPAN to closed door meetings. The race in Massachusetts has become a glaring example of how desperate they are to shove a disastrous health care bill down the throats of a country that overwhelmingly rejects what they propose. The race in Massachusetts should not even be close, but it is, and yet the Democrats still press on. Even if Scott Brown wins the race, and I hope he does, they are working on ways to keep him from taking his seat until after the vote on health care is a done deal. Never have I seen a political party so obsessed with passing bad legislation that they would ignore the truth before their very eyes. There is a reason the Coakley/Brown race is so close, a reason a Democratic strong-hold would vote Republican but the Democrats shove it aside. Even if they achieve a victory the message is already sent and it doesn't read well for any of them in 2010.
Edisto Joe
Update: 01/15/2010
A Suffolk University/7News poll released today shows Brown leading Coakley by 4 percentage points. Brown had 50 percent, Coakley had 46 percent and independent candidate Joseph Kennedy, who is not related to the late senator, had 3 percent.
Update: 01/15/2010
Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., are headlining a rally for Coakley Friday afternoon in Boston. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is campaigning with Brown in Boston Friday.
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