Posted by
EWRoss on Monday, March 15, 2010 7:00:00 AM
On Saturday, March 13, newly
elected Senator Scott Brown (R
MA) gave the Republican weekly response to President Obama's Saturday address.
Articulating Republican taking
points, his appeal was aimed more at undecided Democrat House members than the
American people who have already made up their minds.
Republicans chose Brown to give the
response to President Obama's weekly address to remind Democrat
Representatives, about to vote again on healthcare reform, what happened on
January 19 in the Massachusetts
special election. Brown defeated his Democrat challenger in one of the most
liberal, Democrat states in the country. He won openly campaigning to become
the "41st Senator," bring to an end Democrats filibuster-proof
majority in the Senate, and stop government-controlled healthcare reform dead
in its tracks.
Whether any House Democrats even
heard or watched Brown's appeal, especially the five Nancy Pelosi has targeted,
we can't be sure. No doubt their telephones are ringing off the hook, their
email inboxes are full, and the lobbies of their offices are overflowing with
people trying to influencing their vote. I doubt they had the time to listen to
Brown.
More unnerving, House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi has likely has invited them over to watch The Godfather with her,
after which she intends to make them an offer they can't refuse.
I hope Republicans have a plan B.
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