[Sosfbay-discuss] Judgement Day in Massachusetts

[Gerry Gras]

Jon Stewart had something to say about this last night,
some of it available on YouTube today.  (Including
something about setting the bar so low we just need to
wait for them to trip over it.)

Common Dreams has a few items about this:
(Coakley is the Democratic candidate)

"Martha Coakley and 'Sidecar' Reconciliation:
The Public Option Lives Again"
     http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/19-10


"A Wake Up Call from Massachussetts"
     http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/18-8

"If Massachusetts Goes Republican, All Hell Breaks
Loose with Healthcare!"
"And that might not be a bad thing"
     http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/15-12

"Coakley's Corporate Connection"
     http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/01/15-10

Gerry





alexcathy at aol.com wrote:

> Dear Green Friends,
> 
> Cathy Deppe and I lived in the Massachusetts of Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, 
> Barney Frank, and Joe Kennedy in 90s.  Republicans may win in the 
> special election to succeed Ted.  One year after Obama's win Democrats 
> are in disarray and  the GOP is totally insane.  Do we need any more 
> evidence the tiresome Republicans vs. Democrats game is dysfunctional?
> 
> 
> Alex Walker
> 
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> URL: http://tinyurl.com/ygr4dmb
> 
> Posted on Salon.com, Tuesday, January 19, 2010
> Election, and Judgement Day in Massachusetts
> by Gabriel Winant
> 
> 364 days after Barack Obama was sworn in as president, he faces what’s 
> likely to be cast as his first major judgment at the hands of an 
> unsettled electorate. The special election that Massachusetts is holding 
> today in order to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedywasn’t even supposed 
> to be competitive. Now it threatens to derail the agenda of the 
> president and his party for the foreseeable future.
> 
> The Democratic nomination for Senate, ostensibly a plum spot in the 
> country’s most liberal state, was won by state Attorney General Martha 
> Coakley in a competitive December primary. Coakley had been elected 
> statewide already, and had a strong reputation. She was exactly the kind 
> of candidate who wins Senate races easily.
> 
> Meanwhile, the GOP overwhelmingly voted for Scott Brown, one of just 
> five Republicans in the state Senate. It was clear from the start that 
> he was a good candidate, but being a good candidateisn’t supposed to be 
> enough for a Republican in Massachusetts.
> 
> It’s a been six tough weeks for the Democrats, though. Coakley went AWOL 
> for a period, and when she came back, she was suddenly gaffe-prone; 
> among other things, she inexplicably dismissed Boston Red Sox legend 
> Curt Schilling, who got involved in the race on the Republican side, as 
> "another Yankees fan." Brown’s screwed up some too, but the results 
> speak for themselves: It’s election day, and the Republican appears to 
> be solidly ahead. . .
> 
> 
> 
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