Congratulations to Chris Brown for making history and becoming the first Republican to be elected to the United States Senate from Massachusetts since 1972. Brown's victory was historical and is a wakeup call to the President of the United States and the Democrats on Capitol Hill.
However, the honeymoon for Brown appears to be a short one. Some conservative bloggers are already dubbing Brown a "RINO" before Brown's career as a US Senator even starts. Never mind that putting aside the "RINO" bull manure stuff was part of bringing people together to elect Brown.
Democrats are also kicking their games in into a higher gear. Not only will they look at Brown and his family more closely, they will spend time and resources trying to convince people that Brown's victory was a fluke because the Democratic nominee was inept. Look for words like "clever" to be used to describe Brown's win. Democrats will not concede health care or any other issue. They will instead try to portray Brown as being clever enough to sneak a victory while the Democratic nominee was too inept to see what was going on. Republicans who think that the victory will lead to Democratic concessions on President Obama's agenda are too optimistic. From now until November, when the rest of the Congressional elections happen, Obama and the Democrats will be going full throttled.
The third reason the honeymoon for Brown will be short lived is the incredible expectations set upon Brown. Already pundits in major media outlets are pushing the idea of Brown running for President in offhanded remarks. Do not be surprised if some Democratic operatives quietly push such talk. Such talk will bring more scrutiny to Brown from the start and rev up the "RINO" talk about him from within the Republican Party. Make no mistake about it, on the national level, there is nothing more the Democrats want then for so called Republican "purists" to have a battle with so called "RINOs."
Frankly put, a Republican Party fighting inside itself is about the only chance it seems Democrats have to win in the Fall of 2010. If the Republicans unite behind their nominees in Congressional races and let those nominees run the races that they must in swing states, the Democrats will see deep losses in November. Massachusetts showed us that if Republicans unite and a candidate embraces the the more populist parts of the "Tea Party" movement, while being allowed to address local issues without being attacked for being a "RINO," the Republican candidate wins.
That said, do not be shocked if the Democratic leadership in the United States Senate does not talk about "process" and "proper documentation" before they officially seat Brown. Democratic leaders in the United States Senate and Democratic state officials in Massachusetts could work together to delay the seating of Brown for about three weeks, giving Congress time to pass the health insurance company stimulus plan backed by the Obama Administration and big lobbyists. A lot of money is on the line. Big money has been spent to get that money. Do no be shocked if the voters are thwarted as much as they can be.
Still, thank you Massachusetts for reminding us that the people, not one party or the other, controls seats in the in the United States Senate.
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