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MAYBE THE GREENS (and other third parties) CAN MAKE SOME HEADWAY WITH THIS POLITICAL MESS HANDED TO US ON A SILVER PLATTER? <div><br></div><div>Or have too many of us been so protective of the Democratic party that we think like the so-called "liberal" segment of the "bewildered herd?" If we can't get significant numbers of Greens elected in these "interesting times," shame on us.<div>Andrea</div><div> <div><div><div>On Jan 19, 2010, at 7:38 AM, <a href="mailto:alexcathy@aol.com">alexcathy@aol.com</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><font color="black" size="2" face="arial"><font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dear Green Friends, <br> <br> 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? <br> <br> <br> Alex Walker<br> <br> <br> = = = = = = = = = = <br> URL: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygr4dmb">http://tinyurl.com/ygr4dmb</a> <br> <br> Posted on Salon.com, Tuesday, January 19, 2010<br> Election, and Judgement Day in Massachusetts<br> by Gabriel Winant<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> 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. <br> <br> 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. . .<br> <br> </font></font><br> <div> <br> </div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> </font><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">sosfbay-discuss mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org">sosfbay-discuss@cagreens.org</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss">http://lists.cagreens.org/mailman/listinfo/sosfbay-discuss</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></body></html>