Who is Scott Brown?

Prospects for the GOP are huge in the Massachusetts special election for US Senate set for next Tuesday. A Republican victory could mean destroying the Democratic supermajority in the Senate and hence a possible end to ObamaCare. The seat has been held by the Democrats since JFK, and I heard on the radio that no one this conservative has ever done so well in Massachusetts.

But just who is Scott Brown?

Scott Brown is not a conservative. Scott Brown is a progressive neoconservative. According to the Washington Post, Scott Brown

is an insurgent who was somewhat disconnected from the national Republican Party.

Just listen to how Scott Brown describes himself:

"I’m going to be the only person down there who is going to be the independent voter and thinker"

Brown, one of only five Republican senators in the 40-member Massachusetts state senate, also describes himself as “fiscally conservative and socially conscious."

Scott Brown says "the mission is not over" in Afghanistan, and supported President Obama's troop surge.

Brown supported the 2006 RomneyCare "reform" in Massachusetts, which forces all residents to buy health insurance. He said in an interview with Sean Hannity that the current "reform" being proposed by the Democrats in Washington is a bad idea because it would "cut half a trillion for Medicare".

Scott Brown called Roe vs. Wade "the law of the land". He supports the "right" to on-demand, unlimited, legalized abortion. The Boston Globe called his abortion views "nuanced".

Scott Brown voted for a regional cap-and-trade system in his state, which the Boston Globe says increased energy prices in the Northeast.

Scott Brown = neoconservative

A neoconservative is NOT a conservative.

I'd encourage everyone to learn more about the true conservative in the race, a libertarian tea party activist, Joe Kennedy.

Let's support a true conservative in this race. I've heard a lot of people say they won't support Joe Kennedy because he'd be a spoiler for Brown. "We need that seat to defeat ObamaCare," they say.

But just how much truth is behind this? Let's look at some facts.

1. The Democrats have a goal of finishing all reconciliation done and moving to a vote by the close of the month. They want the president to sign it into law before the State of the Union.

2. The election is Tuesday, January 19th. Under state law, the governor cannot certify an election until AT LEAST a week after the election. BUT the election results cannot be certified until all municipalities have certified their local results. Municipalites have 15 days to do this. It could be February 3rd before the (Democratic) governor even looks at the results.

And even if Scott Brown DOES win the race (which is unlikely), and takes office before the ObamaCare vote (even more unlikely), is it really safe to assume that he would vote against the "reform"? Remember how he voted on RomneyCare?