52,47. Those are not the high and low temps for tomorrow in Monterey. Those are percentages of state votes for the Senate race in Massachusetts decided tonight. Guess who represented 52% of the general vote? A Republican State Senator, Scott Brown, a virtual political nobody 3 weeks ago in the Soviet hamlet state of Massachusetts governed and "owned" by the affectionately known "liberal lion of the Senate", Teddy Kennedy. Vicky, Teddy's widow, was quoted as saying, "I was channelling my inner Ted today." Liberal speak for "we're screwed". Speaking of Teddy, I haven't paid this much attention to the Commonwealth since he drove off the bridge at Chappaquiddick in 1969 and murdered the unfortunate passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. For that offense, he was re-elected by the electorate in that deranged state for numerous terms of office. At last, the Kopechne family can partially bury the daily toothy in your face Kennedy phony smile(s).
This election of Brown to this Senate seat, not Teddy's seat but the "people's seat" (made clear to David Gergen by Scott), is not only a repudiation of the Obama portside tack but a wake-up call to this country's politicians, right and left, that the American people have had enough. The chant thundering from the crowd in front of Brown's victory speech tonight, "we can do better" is the new fight song for the burgeoning independent party who wield one thing, votes. And votes gets the attention of all of these whores. Tonight, the Massachusetts electorate has given hope to the disenfranchised and seemingly irrelevant independents and conservatives in the golden state of California. Surely, if an authentic politician can win in Massachusetts, it can happen here as well. Are you listening California? Boxer is on deck. What has she ever done for this state other than perpetuate internationally the growing fact that California is the land of debt, gangs, pitiful schools, kooky politicos and illegal gay marriages. Our state's global embarassment, Pelosi, she of the 22% national approval rating, is in the dugout...by now, she should be scared to come out when it's her turn. Knowing her, she doesn't even know what year it is. Blame W!
Now to the truck. It's pretty weak that an unknown, good looking, decent, American, masculine, faithful, local politician with a Chevy Silverado truck with 201,000 miles defeated the generational political and money machine in Massachusetts coupled with an 11th hour feeble cameo of The President. In fact, BO made fun of the pick-up truck at the weekend rally for Martha.(For some reason, I can't picture BO in a pick-up, an oxymoron of sorts.) Who's laughing now? I can see Ax, Rahm, Valerie and Gibbs tomorrow cooking up a plan to get these "pick-up truck votes" for the 2010 election. What chameleons? One thing is certain the school of brass knuckles Chicago style politics that has infested DC this past year will get alot bloodier. Heads will roll on this one.
Well the truck and the authenticity it stood for in this election is in the garage resting after another day on the road. Shielded from the foul Boston weather and an even fouler mood boiling over in DC right about now. It needs a rest, it has a road trip to DC posthaste.
By the way, did you notice what happened to the DOW today...up 115 points. Those damn Wall Streeters, they knew what was going to happen with this election before the polls closed. I smell another tax coming for insider trading on long-shot Senate victories.
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