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To: greenspirit who wrote (344280)1/19/2010 11:12:30 PM
From: Sdgla1 Recommendation  Respond to of 793931
 
Sarah Palin: Congratulations to Scott Brown

By Dave C

Mr. Brown Goes to Washington... In a Pick-up Truck, No Less!

Congratulations to the new Senator-elect from Massachusetts! Scott Brown’s victory proves that the desire for real solutions transcends notions of “blue state” and “red state”. Americans agree that we need to hold our politicians accountable and bring common sense to D.C.

Recent elections have taught us that when a party in power loses its way, the American people will hold them accountable at the ballot box. Today under the Democrats, government spending is up nearly 23 percent and unemployment is higher than it’s been in a quarter of a century. For the past year they’ve built a record of broken promises, fat cat bailouts, closed-door meetings with lobbyists, sweetheart deals for corporate cronies, and midnight votes on weekends for major legislation that wasn’t even read. The good citizens of Massachusetts reminded Democrats not to take them for granted.

Americans cheered for Scott Brown’s underdog campaign because they viewed his candidacy as a vote against the Democrats’ health care bill. You know that there’s something wrong with this legislation when opposition to it inspired a Republican victory in a state that currently has no Republicans in Congress and last sent a Republican to the Senate nearly 40 years ago.

Clearly this victory is a bellwether for the big election night ten months from now. In the spirit of bipartisanship, let me offer some advice to the Democrats on how to stem this populist tide. Scrap your current health care bill and start from scratch. We all want true reform, but government mandated insurance is not it. Scott Brown campaigned against this top-down bureaucratic mess. We need common sense solutions like reforming malpractice laws, allowing people to purchase insurance across state lines, giving individual purchasers the same tax benefits as those who get coverage through their employers, and letting small businesses pool together to provide insurance for their employees. Focus your efforts on jobs, not on job-killing legislation. Such a change in approach would show Americans that you’re listening.

My best wishes to Senator-Elect Brown. When you go to Washington, may you never forget the ordinary citizens you met while driving that truck through the great Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

- Sarah Palin

conservatives4palin.com



To: greenspirit who wrote (344280)1/19/2010 11:12:40 PM
From: Alan Smithee3 Recommendations  Respond to of 793931
 
Interview with Susan Estrich:

Greta: What do you think it's like in Harry Reid's house tonight?

Susan: Oh man! Aren't you glad you're not there tonight honey?

ROTFLMAO!!!



To: greenspirit who wrote (344280)1/19/2010 11:14:30 PM
From: Alan Smithee2 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793931
 
The way he said "I think I'll be in trouble when I get home tonight" for saying his daughters were available had me cracking up.

That was funny. Ayla whacked him on the back when he made that comment about being available. I enjoyed that, because I have two girls and consider it one of my parental duties to tease them frequently.