Poor Richard's News

With every passing hour, a win becomes more realistic for Brown. Even Coakley's internal poll has Brown up by two (47-45) with only two days left until the election. But while the polls suggest that a GOP victory is squarely within the realm of possibility, history and logic tell us otherwise. But a victory for Brown, while important both symbolically and substantively, should be irrelevant when it comes to stopping Obamacare. Massachusetts, which is about as blue as, well, Boise State's football field, isn't exactly kind to Republicans when it comes to the ballot box. And the fact that Brown is even within an exaggerated striking distance (much less ahead) of a left-wing democrat like Coakley should be enough to scare every blue dog in congress away from this monstrosity. But just look at Obama. He thinks saving the filibuster proof majority in the senate is so important that he is risking his own reputation to go help the flailing candidate. But he should be taking the hint that Americans do not want this. Including the liberal northeast. And regardless of the outcome, the lefties, their heads planted firmly in the sand, will not view this as an indictment on Obamacare or any other part of their radical agenda. In the mean time we can wait impatiently for the results of this close race and hope that enough moderates take notice.