Upset of the Century?

It would be hard to think of something better for our country than a Scott Brown victory today.
That would force NoBo to the center and make him to retool the Health Care Reform.
It would force him to truly consider the “other” viewpoints and bring a bipartisan Bill to the congress that included true cost cutting measures such as tort reform.
It would make our president do what he said he would and bring the repugs and demos together.
That is, if he really meant what he said during the campaign, which becomes more doubtful as each day of his presidency passes by.

Once again the media shows its biased, while the piece run, only pictures of Brown were showed. There we go with the media trying to influence the process.

after they got the insurance regulations in place they could go after the cost of drugs and pass that separately, then work on a public plan in earnest. I’m okay with it passing by slim margins and taking some time. There’s no constitutional mandate for 60 votes and the senate and press need to get over themselves on this self imposed road block.

There is nothing that says Brown will not support the health care bill…
Rick McDaniel | Jan 19, 2010 10:38:41 AM
Are you lying or is Scott Brown lying? His position is very clear. If you don’t care to really listen to any of his speeches on the subject, you could spend 30 seconds on his website:
“I am opposed to the health care legislation that is under consideration in Congress and will vote against it.”-Scott Brown website, “Issues” section
Once again, a Republican chooses to make up their own fact rather than bothering to look at reality.

Despite all of the criticism of Barack Obama/Democrats in these comment posts, I can’t help but remember that it was Republican support of big business over the voter that got us into this mess in the first place. Brown will be more of the same, and shame on the MA voters who support him today.

For the good of our country my hopes is that BROWN will win in this race. Then I think that both parties needs to come together and do what is best for the USA.

Typical sensationalized headline. There are 90 years to go in this century.

Brown is another tea-bagger raging against the machine he helped create. What a liar. Also, I have YET to hear him explain why he voted to deny benefits to 9/11 workers blaming it on the budget, but found the money to build a golf course in his district within the same budget. He is just like all the other conservatives… they will tell you exactly what the want to hear while making hay for themselves.
And as for being a “moderate”, this guy is FAR from it.

I hope that if Brown does win, the Democrats will enact what they can through reconciliation. The lesson to learn from this election is that, win or lose, a 30-point lead is never a reason to become complacent. After all, polls are only a snapshot of a particular moment, and the only poll that really counts is what results of the election show. I hate the thought of the Party of No being emboldened.

If Brown wins it is a statement by Mass voters that the Dems have moved too far to the right. Voters have lost interest in the party after all the hope they had when they elected the President.
When Dems continued the Repub bailout of the banks while in effect ignoring homeowners and taxpayers, it showed that the only socialist policies they implement is socialism for the rich. The current health care bill that supports pharmacutical companies, and turns the government into a collection agency for insurance companies, does not match the progressive reforms voters want.
If Brown wins Dems should wake up and move to the left.

This woman ran a lackluster campaign…If she loses, it will be her fault not anyone elses.
talmag | Jan 19, 2010 11:36:08 AM
Saying she campaigned poorly is an understatement. I do agree a loss will not reflect the public sentiment towards Obama, but it does indicate that Obama’s coattails are limited. That has real implications for his ability to control Congress, which is already pretty stretched (as for every Democratic president since FDR).

There we go again. ABC drama Queen G. Stephanopolus being used by his corporate media masters to make sure that Coakley is defeated. “Upset of the Century”. STOP TRYING TO INFLUENCE OUR GOVERNMENT YOU CORPORATE DOGS!

If you think that the Republicans are truly interested in Health Care Reform then your truly in need of a reality check. Brown already stated that he will be the 41 vote to filibuster the bill. The Republicans have no ideas and no interest in governing. The only goal is to defeat Barack Obama by obstruction and delay. If you haven’t caught onto this yet, then your not paying attention.
The current situation goes well beyond right and left. Its who is interest4ed in working for the American people and who is not. It is clear the Republicans have no interest in governing. The Republicans destroyed the economy, assaulted the middle class, gave the top 1%, 28% of the countries wealth, took us into two wars, and ran up astronomical deficits. Then they have the audacity to claim that government is the problem. Ya its the problem when they run the government. They will do anything to destroy the Obama presidency only to get power back.
Watching people actually voting for Brown is another laugh track to governing ability of the Republican Party.
A vote for Brown is not a vote for change or Republican. A vote for Brown is about continuing an assault on those who are actually working for the American people. Does that make sense?
We deserve better.

Why don’t you just call the election already george. You shoud be on Faux Nooze with you constant shilling.

people saying a Brown win will force Obama to work with Rs, uh, have you been watching the last year? The Rs want Obama to fail and have no interest in working with him or the Ds.
It’s also obvious that the current HC bill is something supported by mainstream Rs like Dole and even the ’94 version of Gingrich. It’s the looney far right that have co-opted the R party that have distorted the current bill. It’s a very middle-of-the-road bill by all sensible accounts, people.

If Brown wins because Massachusetts Democrats who have a 3to1 advantage are too lazy to vote…Then our country deserves to continue to go down the toilet.
What has a Republican EVER done for the Average American? They had total power for years and they couldnt even get Abortion limited. When are you right leaning people going to learn? They are just using you to make their cronies and themselves richer? STOP LETTING THEM USE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST YOUR OWN SELF INTERESTS!!!!!

How can Brown win? I don’t get it. How is Obama a socialist? How does health care cost more money- it will cut the deficit?
The republicans presided over the worst 8 years for the USA in recent history. What have they done for this country since 2000? What have then done the last 12 months? How have they earned the right to more power in the Senate? They haven’t- they haven’t done anything positive for this country for years and continue to stop progress. If anyone’s concerned about spending- where were you the last 8 years. The Dems are not perfect but by far the lesser of two evils. If the Republicans run this country expect the worst- never ending war, continued economic hardship and a government that fails to act to resolve the problems. The government is too big to help it’s citizens but not too big to invade foriegn countries.

What I hope a Brown Victory would do is bring about “change” that is truely Bi-Partisan (which Obama ran his Presidentcey on but has failed miserbly) and open forum discussions on Health Care reform for all to see on C-Span(Also a promise by Obama). A push all one way from Congress is never a good idea which ever side you support. A New health Care reform Bill than could be worked out that really fixes problems and saves Americans Money. Not one that fixes none of the reall ills and costs us all a trillion more dollars…..John.

Mr. Stephanopoulos has been bashing the Democratic party since his years in the Clinton White House.
He tries to pass him self off as a moderate, but is a shill for corporations.

When people comment that Obama will move more toward the Center I suppose they mean he will move more to the Left. Our President is a war mongering President concerned about the interest of the financial Right. He is no man of the People, nor a Constitutionalist.

If people see this coming from this far out, it hardly qualifies as the upset of the century. And given Coakley’s campaign, it hardly qualifies as an upset at all.

Oh please, let the GOP win, what did the Democrat did with their 60 votes, nothing, this Health care bill is republican bill they’re not voting for it.
Oh yes people of Massachusetts, send us an other crazy GOP to the senate because we don’t have enough of them. like what did Connecticut send us Joe Lieberman, he killed even Medicare buy in.

Scott Brown is no centerist. Mass will not enjoy a Scott Brown victory.
Please pay attention to what is really going on out there.

Upset of the century?? What was Hoffman? I thought was supposed to be a vote on Obama policies yet the GOP lost a seat they have held since the Civil War. Why is it that is not an upset yet this is? Come on George, this reaks of political hackery.

The obama machine and the rest of the liberal socialists have been willfully ignoring the people. 2010 and 2012 are not going to go well for the democrats.

Isn’t it sad that George is using his post to influence the vote. MA hadn’t even opened the polls and you are telling us its over. Shame on you.

I just looked over my financial statements for 2008 and 2009. The US markets were in free fall for all of 2008. Try blaming that on the Democrats and Obama you Republican fools. A Brown victory is just a step toward financial ruin, back to the BUSH agenda.

I can’t believe what I am reading here,
frankly I do not know either one of them who are running for the seat.but to call a bill that is for the benefit of most americans a socialist bad thing..come on people wake up you have been conditioned by plutocrats allof your lives, indeed wake up you are going down the drain.

How is the world did the Democrats allow this race in Massachusetts to reach this point?
I’m heard Coakley’s campaign run was lackadaisical. I’m not an expert, but I also heard she incorrectly spelled the name of the state in one of her ads.
This loss in Massachusetts may doom our health care package and 60 seat majority. So many of us worked hard to get Obama elected, to get health care to this point, to get the Senate leverage we need. I hope our moment is not over – with so little accomplished.

Well, the upset of the century might be the Haitian tragedy but maybe not to these talking heads and buyers of conservative media crap. Mainstream news outlets are jokes being they’re nothing but opinion stations, ex. Fox News. Dems might get a wake up call but that can only be a good thing. But other than that, nothing will change tomorrow except a lot of repubs will have wet their pants thinking something actually has. You betcha!

Dems thought it was just a “gimme” and didn’t bother to try to run — they imagine they are the elite and needn’t mingle with the “little people” of the U.S..
If just one thing is the earmark of this sorry new administration, it’s the Chicago-style CRONY SYSTEM — gosh, I HOPE this could be the end of it — this is certainly the end of Obama’s chances for re-election — can you feel the VIBE? It is humming throughout the U.S. and it is turning 100 percent on the Democrats.
CRIME-GIMME ATTITUDE-RACE BASED FILLING OF JOBS-LOSERS PRAISED AS WINNERS IN EDUCATION-ANYTHING GOES IN ‘MORALS’ = What the Dems have given us.
As much as I despite the hardnosed, hate-the-poor attitude of Republicans, at least they are what they are and don’t try to dress it up. The Democrats are USELESS.
– FORMER Dem

“Upset of the Century?” Or should the headline say “Democracy arrives in Massachusetts.”

We were so quick to squander THREE TRILLION DOLLARS in Iraq without question, but health care reform for most Americans is out of the question? Where are our PRIORITIES?

“Real cost cutting measures like tort reform”
This is an old worn out GOP adage that ignores every single fact available.
Negligence related injuries cost health insurance companies hundreds and hundreds of millions of dollars a year, raising premiums and the cost of health care for all. The health insurance companies have written into their health insurance contracts that they will provide the medical care caused by the negligence of the negligent party, but are first in line to recover the costs of the health care provided in the event of tort claim recovery from the negligent party. The persons who recover those funds – to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars a year to private insurance plans and an additional hundreds of millions of dollars to Medicare?
Tort Claimants and their trial lawyers.
Medical malpractice claims – with insurance- constitute less than 3/4 of 1% of all health care costs in the U.S. – and save families the costs of untold expenses that would otherwise drive them to bankruptcy.
Enough lies. Think and educate yourself before you speak. Media is so irresponsible on this issue it is pathetic.

Don’t count Coakley out yet. “Daily Kos” reporter says voter turnout in a few Dem. precincts is “huge”. If this is true all over Mass. Coakley just might pull this out.

HELLOOOOOO????? “There is nothing that says Brown will not support the health care bill. ” That’s the whole basis of his campaign. That’s exactly why he is going to win, to kill this corrupt bill.

brown is winning because massachusetts is squarely owned and run by corporate interests and uber rich elites: big pharmas, big insurance, big finance, big hospitals, rich butchers-AKA-doctors.

brown is winning because
the govt mandate for private health insurance without competition and cost control looks like this:
my family of three healthy members pay $1700 / month, with high copay and deductibles, no dental coverage, but with prescription coverage we never use.
i have no option. i am forced to participate in the looting of the public by uber rich and powerful.

Stephanopolus is no journalist and should stick with entertainment, his interviews are vapid and pointless and he adds nothing. Of course this is an interesting election but so are all and in the end there will be some new regulation of health insurance that will help millions and the Senate will be as dysfunctional as ever both for the good and the bad. Government will function from the center as it always has from the foundation of the Republic. So all of this is much to do about nothing certainly NOT some century occurring event. George Please Stick with Entertainment it suits you best

This is a pretty significant upset – I’m not sure if its the “upset of the century”, but it sure is pretty exciting (Boston resident here).
Obama over Hillary is probably the upset of the century in my book.

Alan Khazei is who i votede for in the primary..it would be a different race if he were the dem candidate

It’s is vital, it is imperative for Brown to win so the health care reform is defeated all together. Then in the next 20 years, when the middle class won’t be able to pay for its insurance, I’ll laughing my butt off to the bank. You have to hit the rock bottom so perhaps then you’ll come to your senses. Americans’ demise is coming and I gleefully be watching and hedging against this crash.

People get the government they deserve !!

I think ABC has it backwards. It seems to me that the conventional thinking now is that Scott Brown is going win. Therefore, at this point the upset would be if Martha Coakley pulls it out.

Poor George, he forgets NY 23rd. 1st time in over 100 years the Dems held that seat. I can understand George forgetting it, it was way back in NOV of 09

MA is finally getting it RIGHT!!!

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If President Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid don’t realize that the American public are speaking LOUD AND CLEAR that they flat-out REJECT the liberal Democratic agenda, then these politicians must be woefully BLIND, DEAF AND DUMB.
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Hyperbole! If Ted Kennedy was beaten then the “upset of century” might begin to apply. Instead, we had an untested, honorable but lackluster candidate who held 19 campaign events to opponent’s 66. When questioned if she should get out and meet voters more, she disdainfully replied something like…you mean go to Fenway Park and shake hands in the cold! Brown was there and everywhere in his everyman’s truck. But at least she knew the name of the Park, because previously she stated that Curt Schilling was a Yankee fan! Of course she lost.
We have universal health care in MA, that’s what the national press talk about, not the MA voters! Brown did tap into anger over economy, political process (yes, including health care), and dislike of incumbents in general. He tied Coakley to existing political machine. His most brilliant line and I hear it repeated everywhere: “It’s the people’s seat, not the Kennedy seat.”

The political upset of the century? First of all, if Coakley wins, it will now be an upset. Second, you can’t possibly think that this is a “bigger upset” than Barack Obama’s defeat of Hillary Clinton.
As for the possibility of Brown winning, it seems to reflect a combination of an ugly mood in this country (in part for good reasons) as well as a lot of ignorance on the part of voters. The ignorance is hardly surprising given that since Americans know so little about government and economics, and they definitely do not understand the health care bill.

A Brown win would be a disaster to those who seek reclamation from the 8-Bush disaster years. I can’t believe that Mass. voters have been so taken in as to vote for this GOP NO<NO<NO man. He is anathma to the values Mass. voters have long put forth.

It’s interesting how many people are so afraid of socialism in this country when we’re around half a trillion dollars in debt to a communist country (that would be China) and nobody seems overly bothered by that fact. Our future is tied inextricably to China’s, so what’s all the whining about.

Upset, YES, HUGE. Posters who sppt this bill have CLEARLY NOT read it. Anyone who repeats the mantra: won’t lose ur plan, won’t incr deficit, wont ration care, won’t gut Medicare/kill seniors, won’t raise premiums etc. has NOT READ CBO scoring of bills and the Manager’s Amendment (read it, 380pp), CBO scoring of Man Amend (38 pp). The FACTS are CLEARLY laid out in language that all but the most inept can deal with. People spptng this bill are their OWN worst enemy when it comes to health care. Please note, to get the bill passed, CONgress bribed: Dem Senators, Drug co’s, ins co’s, AARP, Unions. CBO states “…Estimates of the second 10 years are MEANINGLESS (their word)…” This bill hurts young people whose premiums will go up, Seniors whose care will be rationed (Mayo Clinic in AZ NO LONGER seeing Medicare patients), biz’s, working people. Take the time, and it’s not a lot, to READ THE FACTS B4 making up your mind.

Observer “I don’t like the bill, but I detest lies even more. No Way this health care bill pays for abortions.”
What do you have your head buried in the sand. Of course this bill funds abortion!

Of course George is shocked. They just found out that they don’t control the news. People are looking at other sources to get their information. We’ve all know how the majority of Americans don’t like this bill. However, ABC is just waking up to this fact. They’ve passed stories that promote this and stories that blast the GOP. Well, it’s time to realize it’s not a Democrat vs. Republican “thing”. It’s the American people vs. liberalism.
The President has touted how this will model the system that they have in Massachusetts. Not one story about the real life situation being played there. If they did any sort of piece on it, they would have found that the cost is outrageous, the doctors are inshort demand and that the Massachusetts people hate it.
It is a disgrace that they consider themselves a “news organization”.

This is what happens when you pick a bad canidate that acts like she didn’t even want the job, but felt obligated to run, and entitled to the position, in spite of what I previously mentioned. You HAVE to do better than THIS!
Next time, do your homework, have somebody who actually engages the voters, and stays AWAY from the teleprompter.
Martha Coakley was NOT Barack Obama, so why did she think she could win a campaign running just like him?

Someone on Martha Coakley’s staff seemingly dropped the ball when it came to spelling Massachusetts properly, but that was the least of her political problems. I respectfully believe that “Political Tsunami Victim” will be indelibly and justifiably tattooed on her forehead after the results of today’s MA election are in!
Heretofore, I never put much stock in “Divine Providence.” Now, however, as a result of Scott Brown’s miraculous surge in the polls in MA, I’m just starting to become a true believer that Divine Providence in the form of constructive political change may be just around the corner! But we’ll all just have to wait and see the ultimate results of tonight’s truly historic political drama/outcome.

From my experience, most of the people who say they don’t like the health care bill don’t even know what’s in it.
You don’t like restrictions on excluding people from coverage because of pre-existing conditions?
You don’t like a rule against lifetime caps on coverage?
The healthcare bill isn’t perfect, but it’s a hell of an improvement.

Win or lose, Scott Brown has provided a clear focal point of the total repudiation of Obama Pelosi Reid policies that have been shoved down America’s throat against it’s will. Obama has re-invigorated even the Republican Party that have a lot of work to repair the damage of their big spending big government ways in order to convince voters that we can trust them again. But trust them or not we know we can’t trust this new Radical Progressive Democratic Party! I hope this Obamanization of America is toast!

This is Bush’s fault! He disgraced us all by making Ted Kennedy’s seat go to a Repub!! This would NEVER have happened if he had not left so many messes for President Obama. It’s time to PREVENT GOPers from ever voting again – they are too stupid and can’t vote for health care or other things our country must have.

You never know what you have until it is gone – Boston already has a heathplan in place which is somewhat similar to the President’s plan. It just so happens that the best man won.
So please stop turning big issues into political footballs and think about those that have suffered at the hands of FatCats – People wake up and see the people destroying your lives – Why is no one talking about excessive bonuses

Let us hope that the Dems can no longer deal under the table, to try and pass their bad bill.

George… do you have the balls to own your failure on that Obama interview..
How can you..George just like Diane Sawyer and every one else advertise..”a no holds bared ” interview when you fail to get the ANSWERS to your questions…
So what!!! that you..George, ask the right questions.. You are just as AFRAID as everyone else to demand a actual answer:
1: You..George asked: WHY THE HEALTH CARE DEBATES ARE NOT ON CNN…
Obama did noy answer that..and you LET THAT SLIDE..
2: You..George asked: WHY NOT START W SMALLER PACKAGES.. Obama answered.. Once they actually see whats in the bill…YET YOU..George did not ask…so when will we be able to actually do that..
NO ONE ASKS THIS:and a An idiot can solve this… take the health care bill and make smaller bills.. so that the great parts (and there are some) can be understood “by the people” and passed and the crap stopped…
The American people rule this country and we are demanding to see and understand all the parts of this bill..so give us smaller bills….
I am tired of big named reporters getting paid for asking the “big questions” but FAILING to ask for the answers.. Im tired of all of you getting paid to be afraid
Lets hear you pubically own your failure to get the answers
Diana Faraci

Ffirst of all, having a universal public system open to all and it is not socialism. And it offers a practical solution in that all Americans can have affordable health care .
And many Americans won’t be denied coverage because of pre existing condition, or because they can’t afford health care coverage for themselves or thier family. Or
And they have to make a choice between paying the bills and having affordable health care.
heath care reform with out universalism is just wasting money on Insurance companies to allow them to make even more profit and to limit coverage for individuals and theirr families. Insurance companies, are like blood suckers ; sucking and drainking all the life of individuals of thier hard earn income and sweat.