Scott Brown is the new Mass. miracle
By Lauren Garabedian
Guest Writer
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
As a life-long resident of Massachusetts, I have lived with the disappointments and frustrations of the absenteeism of the conservative voice.
Massachusetts is notorious for being steadfastly liberal and promoting an agenda that conservatives are wholeheartedly against: abortion (even partial-birth), embryonic stem-cell research and gay marriage — just to name a few.
In addition to human and family rights issues, Massachusetts legislation has encouraged outrageous government spending that has put an even greater strain on the current economic situation. It seemed highly unlikely that any Republican from Massachusetts would ever be voted into a national office.
What really got Massachusetts residents was the universal health care system that Obama and his administration are, or should I say were, forcibly trying to push through.
Americans everywhere are angered that the Obama administration is refusing to support what the majority of Americans are in favor of — which happens to be stopping the health care agenda.
Massachusetts residents recently recognized this need for real change and they found it in Republican State Senator Scott Brown, who presented them with hope and with a voice.
Scott Brown presents himself as someone who believes strengthening the economy is top priority.
Opponents argue that if Democratic candidate Martha Coakley had run a better campaign she would have won. I strongly disagree with that because many of Scott Brown’s votes were from Independents and fed-up Democrats.
For the first time in 38 years Massachusetts residents voted on the issues at hand and didn’t absentmindedly check off the Democrat candidate. Brown ran on the basis of his beliefs that raising taxes, granting rights to terrorists and pushing through with the unpopular health care plan was not the right direction for our country.
Obama has yet to fulfill any of his campaign promises; Brown already has fulfilled at least one: to represent the people: “I go to Washington as the representative of no faction or interest, answering only to my conscience and to the people. I've got a lot to learn in the Senate, but I know who I am and I know who I serve.”
The victory election of Republican Scott Brown will go down in history as truly a “Massachusetts Miracle.”
It looks like 2010 will in face be a year of hope and change – real change.