Comments on: The Scott Brown Election Is A Referendum On The Establishment http://melissablogs.com/2010/01/20/the-scott-brown-election-is-a-referendum-on-the-establishment/ Information Pollination Fri, 25 May 2012 05:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fred Beloit http://melissablogs.com/2010/01/20/the-scott-brown-election-is-a-referendum-on-the-establishment/comment-page-1/#comment-18388 Fred Beloit Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:26:55 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=15867#comment-18388 Here are two of academia's finest arguing that the Dems ought to ram the sick care insurance destruction bill through in spite of Brown. "If there is a lesson in the Massachusetts vote, it is this: pass a bill. The nation needs reform. Democrats need an accomplishment. And Democratic activists and voters need a new cause: fixing reform, not abandoning it. "Jacob S. Hacker and Daniel Hopkins are professors of political science at Yale and Georgetown universities, respectively." Figures. Of course these two gentlemen have something congresspersons don't have...not yet anyway. They have tenure and safe chairs. They can forget this brave plan. Apparently, that they are recommending Dems in office commit career suicide does not occur to them. Here are two of academia’s finest arguing that the Dems ought to ram the sick care insurance destruction bill through in spite of Brown.

“If there is a lesson in the Massachusetts vote, it is this: pass a bill. The nation needs reform. Democrats need an accomplishment. And Democratic activists and voters need a new cause: fixing reform, not abandoning it.

“Jacob S. Hacker and Daniel Hopkins are professors of political science at Yale and Georgetown universities, respectively.” Figures.

Of course these two gentlemen have something congresspersons don’t have…not yet anyway. They have tenure and safe chairs. They can forget this brave plan. Apparently, that they are recommending Dems in office commit career suicide does not occur to them.

]]> By: Paul_In_Houston http://melissablogs.com/2010/01/20/the-scott-brown-election-is-a-referendum-on-the-establishment/comment-page-1/#comment-18385 Paul_In_Houston Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:05:31 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=15867#comment-18385 <i>It’s time public servants get back to the art of service and pay attention to the boss</i>. I seem to recall (from reading; I'm not THAT old :) ), that entertainer Will Rogers (about as simon-pure a democrat as you could find) liked to refer to members of congress as "the hired hands". He seemed to have the right perspective (even if it was from the left). - It’s time public servants get back to the art of service and pay attention to the boss.

I seem to recall (from reading; I’m not THAT old :) ), that entertainer Will Rogers (about as simon-pure a democrat as you could find) liked to refer to members of congress as “the hired hands”.

He seemed to have the right perspective (even if it was from the left).
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]]> By: Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » Brown wins: Let me rain on your parade, Republicans http://melissablogs.com/2010/01/20/the-scott-brown-election-is-a-referendum-on-the-establishment/comment-page-1/#comment-18384 Fausta’s Blog » Blog Archive » Brown wins: Let me rain on your parade, Republicans Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:18:33 +0000 http://www.melissaclouthier.com/?p=15867#comment-18384 [...] Republicans should celebrate Brown’s victory, yes. It shows that Any candidate that condescends, takes for granted, turns a deaf ear and ignores the will of [...] [...] Republicans should celebrate Brown’s victory, yes. It shows that Any candidate that condescends, takes for granted, turns a deaf ear and ignores the will of [...]

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