How big is this victory?

Consider the following from The American Spectator:

“I have two reactions to the election in Massachusetts. One, I am disappointed. Two, I feel strongly that the Democratic majority in Congress must respect the process and make no effort to bypass the electoral results. If Martha Coakley had won, I believe we could have worked out a reasonable compromise between the House and Senate health care bills. But since Scott Brown has won and the Republicans now have 41 votes in the Senate, that approach is no longer appropriate. I am hopeful that some Republican Senators will be willing to discuss a revised version of health care reform because I do not think that the country would be well-served by the health care status quo. But our respect for democratic procedures must rule out any effort to pass a health care bill as if the Massachusetts election had not happened. Going forward, I hope there will be a serious effort to change the Senate rule which means that 59 votes are not enough to pass major legislation, but those are the rules by which the health care bill was considered, and it would be wrong to change them in the middle of the process.”

That is Rep. Barney Frank speaking.  Folks, when Barney Frank admits that it is time to listen to the voters there is only one thing to say, WE WON!

The ball is in Barack Obama's court now.  He can try to "double down" and ram his agenda through but make no mistake, the President stands alone.  On our behalf, the people of Massachusetts have sent a very clear message that our officials work for us and that they will be held accountable when they act contrary to our will.  Our reps should now realize that Barack Obama is not their boss, we are.  Barack Obama can not fir them, we can.  Every seat in these United States is the people's seat.

Congratulations to everyone who made this possible.  Thank you Massachusetts.

But I've never been a bogeyman before

Jimmie wants to kill the Teabagger Bogeyman.  I was sorta starting to like it.

I hesitate to further the progressive meme that conservatives are baby-eating, blood-sucking night terrors that lurk in the all-concealing shadows waiting to feed upon the tears of humanity, but when I see the utter despair into which the mere thought that a semi-conservative might win a Senate race in Massachusetts has thrown the journalistic world, I can think but one thing:

“Listen to them – children of the left. What music they make!”

In Scott Brown we have an irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, teabagging supporter of violence against woman.

You might be tempted to mistake that for the snarling howl of an alpha wolf on the hunt, but don’t. It’s really a whimper of bowel-loosening fear. Keith Olbermann is one election away from having to wear Depends on the set to avoid a nightly chair replacement as election after election between now and 2012 drive him farther into the depths of a bottle of grain alcohol.

But it’s not really Scott Brown who has frightened Olbermann and gang so badly. This is the actual bogeyman :

“You know what scares our people more than the fact that they lost Ted Kennedy’s seat and the Obama mystique may take a huge hit [today]?” says the DNC adviser. “The fact that Democrats and the media can no longer make the tea party types out to be irrational, inflexible ideologues who are supporting nothing but extreme right-wing candidates. The tea party movement supported Brown, raised millions for him and worked for him, and he is not necessarily their kind of guy. Brown proves the tea party movement can be tapped politically for Republican candidates anywhere in the country if they are basically sound on taxes and small government. That is huge.”

The progressive left is scared to death that this election will kill the carefully-crafted and MSM-reinforced”teabagger” smear once and for all. Ever since the summer, ”teabagger” has been their answer to everything. Do you oppose government-run health care? TEABAGGER! You’re not willing to pay a dramatically-higher energy bill based on the precarious claims of global warming apocalypse? TEABAGGER! Do you go to church semi-regularly and feel that your beliefs, such as they are, actually do have a place in the public debate? TEABAGGER!

Once that’s gone, what remains? Progressives will have to either find a new bogeyman to replace the Tea Parties or start defending their totalitarian dreams on their merits. Don’t expect the latter to happen.

Look, as hard as it may be to believe, up until about a year ago I led a pretty boring life.  But now I am part of a meme.  Now I have a reputation.  I feel an identy crisis coming.

That Stacy is such a tease! UPDATED

Stacy McCain is on the ground in Fitchburg, Mass. keeping an eye on the voting for us.  He's hinting that he has a major scoop but he's staying mum until he's done a bit more checking.  Fair enough, well Stacy is checking it out I'll keep checking in.

While waiting on Stacy don't forget that Prof. Jacobson has Brown v Coakley LIVE All Day;  I took today as my "floating" holiday and tomorrow as my "birthday" day off so I'll be hanging all day.  Drop me a line in the comments and keep me company.

Update I

Jules Crittenden:

Democracy In The MA

Sometimes it feels like we don’t get a lot of it around here. Chances to vote in elections where there is an actual choice, where there isn’t a predetermined outcome. Where the outcome actually makes any difference to anything. An election where we actually get to influence events, where the rest of the country gives a damn what we do, and doesn’t dismiss us out of hand. That’s different. All eyes on Massachusetts, out-of-state lefties and righties flooding in all week to put their own thumb on the scale. But now it’s just us, me and my friends and neighbors, fellow citizens and taxpayers here in the Bay State.

Yeah, this election is so important to all of us.  It is kinda of frustrating to put so much faith in people who I do not know and in all likihood will never meet.  I am with you guys in spirit.

Update II

Val at Babalu:

About Massachusetts

Win or lose, though, I do know that it has been rather amusing watching leading Dems and their myopic sycophants going ape shit over this election. It's also been eyeopening, to say the least, to witness the incompetence, finger pointing, frothing at the mouth hatred, proliferating prevarication, complete disarray and just plain old fashioned panic from the Left. Ted Kennedy spinning is his grave is just the icing on the cake.

I'm smiling.

Update III

Well, you know what they say, When the going gets tough, the dirty bastards cheat.

Another Black Conservative:

Let the stealing begin: Woman hands out blank absentee ballots in Lawrence, MA

You just knew there would be vote stealing, cheating and voter fraud in the Massachusetts senate race. Here is what appears to be a woman handing out blank absentee ballots on the street in Lawrence, MA. Notice that woman refers to her candidate as “she”.

Couple of questions:  Where did this cheating piece of shit get blank ballots and why isn't her ragged out ass sitting in jail?  And then there is this:

Ed Morrissey:

Still time for a few dirty tricks in MA

 You didn’t think the Democratic monopoly would go quietly in Massachusetts just because the voters don’t want them any more, did you? According to Life News, supporters of Martha Coakley launched an effort to suppress the pro-life vote in Massachusetts today by broadcasting disinformation about Scott Brown and his support from Citizens for Life:

Behind in the polls to Republican Senate candidate Scott brown, supporters of pro-abortion candidate Martha Coakley have evidentially reached into their bag of dirty tricks. A Washington, D.C. based company is making calls to Massachusetts residents pretending to represent a prominent pro-life group.

The calls, from 202-461-3441, a Washington number registered to a company called SOOH, claim to be from Massachusetts Citizens for Life.

The caller claims the pro-life group is opposing Scott brown because of his stance against the health care bill, but as MCFL president Anne Fox told LifeNews.com late Monday, the opposite is true.

“Pro-lifers are receiving phone calls from people claiming to be Massachusetts Citizens for Life. The callers say that MCFL is not supporting Scott Brown because of his position on health care,” she said. “The truth is that Massachusetts Citizens for Life is supporting Brown because of his position on health care.”

The same number is also making calls to other state residents with various messages all attacking Brown.

“Pro-lifers are not the only victims of this scam. Our MCFL sleuths have found that this same number is calling people across the state claiming to be different groups with different messages — all anti-Brown,” Fox added.

I am willing to bet we will learn about a lot more dirty tricks before it is over.

Yo, You! Yeah You, Mister Voter Chump. Screwwww Yewwwww!

Allahpundit:

Imagine the contempt you’d have to have for voters’ intelligence to spin a Republican win — in Massachusetts — as some sort of business-as-usual victory for entrenched interests. Hey, champ? In case you haven’t heard, Republicans don’t win in New England anymore. Or at least, they didn’t until you launched Project Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste. This victory belongs to you as much as it does to Scotty B; take credit for it.

Obama really is the gift that just keeps on giving.  Who knew?  So Obama looks at what is turning out to be a major debacle (his administration) as evidenced by an election in Massachusetts in which a Republican may actually win, and he thinks to himself time to double down.  Well alrighty then.  Look, I'm getting tired of using the word "delusional" over and over again when describing the current administration.  Can they please do something, anything, that it is grounded in reality?

I'm not cocky, but I am starting to feel pretty spiffy

TrogloPundit is cautioning against getting cocky as he tries to interpret polls that have Brown up by various amounts and which may or may not be correct. After in depth analysis he concludes:

Polls suck. Still. Wow.

Having given considerable consideration to the various considerations I say, me too!

It is a bit overcast today. I blame Bush.

Nah, not really but the recurring theme coming out of Mass is that if Marcia Martha Coakley loses it will be George Bush's fault.  I've been grateful to Pres. Bush for several things over the years so if Brown wins I will remember to say, "Thank you, George!".

Seriously, is Obama responsible for anything?  It must be nice to be able to sail through life knowing that no matter what asinine policy you put in place you can blame its inevitable failure on your predecessor.  The Stimulus didn't stimulate anything-Bush's fault.  Unemployment over 10 percent-Bush's fault.  The "bluest of the blue" states snubs the Dem candidate-Bush's fault. 

On the up side, if Dems continue to keep their heads in the sand and their asses in the air, November is going to be the sweetest month of all.  So hang on to your delusions my little blue buddies but keep an eye on the Help Wanted Ads and polish up those resumes* because unemployment is a bitch.

*Helpful hint-do not put "former Democratic Congressman" on the resume.  It is a sure deal breaker.

More at:

Pundit & Pundette  Various & sundry

Another Black Conservative  Coakley’s slide in the polls is Bush’s fault?

Left Coast Rebel   Democrats Think Martha Coakley May Lose - George W. Bush is to Blame?

Don Surber  Massachusetts Senate scoreboard

Continuous updating at The Other McCain and Legal Insurrection

Are you proud?

I have a bad habit of personalizing everything and then projecting my opinions based on the personalization.  I am about to do it again.  I am a proud supporter of Marco Rubio.  I believe that he is a man of integrity and conscientious who will move our country forward in a positive manner.  If anything I do or write helps to get Rubio elected then I am also proud of myself. 

On the other hand, if Rubio were to handle his campaign as Martha Coakley has hers, I would be ashamed and I would withdraw my support for Rubio and not look back.  This is a perfect example:

Dem Mail: Scott Brown Wants Hospitals To Turn Away All Rape Victims

The Massachusetts Democratic Party sent out the above mailer that uses rape victims as political pawns while grotesquely misrepresenting Scott Brown's position.  What is Martha Coakley's response when asked about the ad?  Has she come out against this vicious attack ad?  Not that I am aware of.  Legal Insurrection:

Of course, Martha Coakley is silent on this abuse of the rape issue by her close associates at the Mass Dem Party.

I'm sure, once Coakley gets around to it, she'll say "I'm shocked." Sometime after Tuesday.

I also haven't heard Coakley express any outrage that one of her supporters is encouraging voters in Mass to commit voter fraud in order to get her elected.  I would be mortified if a candidate I supported turned out to be such a gutless sleaze factory.

My question to the voters in Mass-do you want to support a candidate that you can be proud of or are you sticking with Martha Coakley?

Martha Coakley: You are allowed your freedom of religion in theory, not practice

Coakley: "You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn't work in the emergency room"

Martha Coakley speaking with WBSM Radio Host Ken Pittman:

Ken Pittman: Right, if you are a Catholic, and believe what the Pope teaches that any form of birth control is a sin. ah you don't want to do that.

Martha Coakley: No we have a separation of church and state Ken, lets be clear.

Ken Pittman: In the emergency room you still have your religious freedom.

Martha Coakley: (...stammering) The law says that people are allowed to have that. You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn't work in the emergency room. (emphasis added)

Gee, let me see if I can process Coakley's statement.  If you are a medical professional and you believe in the sanctity of life you should be forced to chose between your religious beliefs and your profession.  Funny, but if I were suddenly to need medical attention I would go to a facility that provided the services that I needed.  I have never are been to Massachusetts, are all the hospitals there Catholic?  If a woman required birth control or abortion services would it be difficult for her to find care in the state of Massachusetts?

Catholic hospital or not, employers often work around the religious belief of their employees.  It is called respect.  Perhaps Coakley has heard of it?

Breaking News! The elusive Martha Coakley found lurking in smokey backroom

Scientists Tag Martha Coakley

BOSTON, MA - Boston College scientists have succeeded in attaching a radio transmitter and a small camera to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley. "This will allow members of the press to safely follow her [Coakley's] movements," said zoologist Gale West, "Coakley travels in a pack surrounded by aggressive males. If anyone approaches too close, especially reporters, the males instinctively react to protect her from embarrassing questions such as her assertion that terrorists have left Afghanistan." West admitted difficulty in affixing the transmitter/camera. "We dropped bundles of cash from Merck and Pifzer in the backroom of an expensive restaurant, but Coakley was wary and stayed just out of reach. Finally we lured her close by dropping a huge bundle from the DSCC. That did the trick."

It is my understanding that the scientists will be studying the "hunting and gathering" habits of Coakley between now and January 19th, when she is expected to enter a prolonged state of hibernation.

They're gone? Do they know that?

American Power:

They’re Gone? Martha Coakley Clueless on AF-PAK Strategic Theater 

As I've reported many times, the Taliban's active terror cells in the AF-PAK security theater constitute a regional network grouping that knows no national borders. The Waziristan region of the tribal hinterlands is especially ripe with Taliban jihadi activities, with operations being conducted from Kabul to PesHawar.

It's thus extremely troubling to listent Democrat Martha Coakley, who's running against Scott Brown in the Massachusetts special election, to suggest that the Taliban "are gone" from Afghanistan, and thus it's time for the U.S. to come home.

It is troubling but what do you expect from someone who can't even spell the name of the state she wants to represent?