Several things happened here.
The Massachusetts Democrat Party assumed that any Dem they ran would win and no further effort was necessary. That was a huge fucking arrogant mistake and miscalculation.
Health Care Reform was Ted Kennedy's passion.
The irresistible catnip of disrupting the Dems health care reform plan by replacing Teddy Kennedy's Senate seat with a young, inexperienced, hunky, Playgirl centerfold Republican was a Perfect Storm of grass roots mobilization. Massachusetts Republicans and Independents saw an opportunity to send a message to power-drunk Democrats.
I don't really have a problem with this. Sorry to disappoint.
I think that either party having a filibuster-proof majority is dangerous.
Our Democratic-Republic is best served when both parties have equal sway.
"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" is a cliche because, like all cliches, it's true!
Obama had a year to ram through what he could. He did the best he could. The next 7 years will be politics as usual.
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