I say grant them their death wish!!! Death to the D-Party in 2010...Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Problem is, once they get this passed, how are REAL Americans going to vote the out? And, that is their plan...
If they can not pass the horrible health care reform "tosses cookies" by Jan 19th, they wont be able to pass it at all if the right man wins in Mass!
Brown takes lead in MA
The Republican (and Tea Party-endorsed) candidate in the Massachusetts special Senate election had just taken the lead by a nose, according to a fresh poll released a scant three hours ago.
Public Policy Polling now reports that Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) now leads Attorney General Martha Coakley (D) by a single percentage point, 48-47. Given the typical margin-of-error of polling, this translates to a statistical tie. Yet it also represents a stunning reversal-of-fortune for Democrats in Massachusetts, and nationwide.
A Brown victory could change the balance of power in the Senate by providing a forty-first vote against cloture. It would also shame and vex the Democrats like no other single election--because the seat that Brown seeks is that once occupied by none other than the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy
http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Essex-County-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m1d9-Brown-takes-lead-in-MA
Democrats worried about special Senate election
Democrats are plenty worried about the Massachusetts special Senate election on January 19--so worried that they are already talking about deliberately delaying certification of the election until well into February if State Senator Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) wins that election and thus inherits the seat held for decades by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
The Boston Herald said yesterday that Governor Deval Patrick (D), Secretary of the Commonwealth William Gavin (D), and seat-warming Senator Paul Kirk (D-MA) all boasted of their ability and willingness to delay certification of the special election for as long as might be necessary, should Scott Brown win that election. This is not something that they would likely be talking about if they did not actually think that Brown has a chance of winning.
Earlier this week, Rasmussen Reports showed that Brown trailed his opponent, Attorney General Martha Coakley, by nine percent, far lower than the 26 percent by which President Barack Obama had carried the State in November of 2008. Furthermore, the "strong feelings" among the electorate look better for Brown: the strong-favorable/strong-unfavorable spread is 25-5 for Brown and 21-22 for Coakley. More striking still, the Associated Press reports that Brown has narrowed the gap between his campaign war chest and Coakley's.
Massachusetts Democrats have been worried about Brown since he won the Republican primary last December. The Boston Globe quotes Philip W. Johnston, former State chairman, as saying this of Brown:
He’s an attractive, articulate, moderate Republican who could tap into some of the unrest among voters....It would be a terrible mistake for Democrats to assume that this election is in the bag on Jan. 19. These are not normal times. There are treacherous winds blowing and Democratic candidates have to be aware of that.
When Johnston made that statement, he could have had no idea how prophetic his words about "treacherous winds blowing" would prove. On the day that the Rasmussen poll result was released, four Democrats nationwide quit their races, including Senator Chris Dodd from the neighboring State of Connecticut.
In addition to the good Rasmussen news, Brown picked up a key local endorsement from former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. In a debate held Friday afternoon, Brown and Coakley traded markedly sharper barbs. Coakley seemed to make clear (a) where she stood on the matter of taxation (in favor of higher taxes), and (b) her increasing sense of desperation, if the scant excerpts mentioned by the Associated Press are any indicator.
Republicans everywhere have noticed the suddenly more-competitive nature of the race, and several of them, including New Jersey State Republican Chairman Jay Webber, have been asking rank-and-file members to support Brown however they can and emphasizing his increased chances of winning.
http://www.examiner.com/x-28973-Ess...mocrats-worried-about-special-Senate-election