>The irony must be exquisite for some. Ted Kennedy -- put aside whether you liked him or not -- devoted many years to the cause of health care reform, right up to his death. It nearly comes to fruition, only to be thwarted by the person elected to serve out his term. Ain't life strange?
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>As Brown said: it is not Ted Kennedy's seat. It is the people's seat. This was a referendum on Obama and his policies.

Could be.

Of course the seat did not belong to Ted Kennedy. If I said he held it for 40 how many ever years, would you be better with that? Jeez. You are still stuck on the delusion that your Congresscritter reports to you.

Uh, OK, you've got me revved up, as you tend to. Here are my thoughts. You know what I think about the Tea Party movement, which you are clearly part of? (For the benefit of non-U.S. members, this is a surging breakaway movement within the Republican Party which is mad as hell and isn't going to take it any more). I wish the so-called Tea Party every success. Truly. Because they (you) remain a distinct minority incapable of winning a general election and very capable in their anger and extremity of leading the Republican Party off yet another cliff. Carry on!