Did You Hear That?

Well, did you Barack Obama? Did you hear it Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi? How about you, Congressional Democrats? Did you hear the bluest of blue states reject you, your ideas, your backroom deals and your total disregard for our voice? I suspect you weren't listening to the people of Massachusetts, after all, you've been ignoring the American people for months.

In case you missed it, Scott Brown won the special election in Massachusetts tonight for the Senate seat left open after Ted Kennedy's death. Scott Brown is a Republican, maybe not a died in the wool conservative, but a Republican who ran against the health care "reform" plan, against bloated government, and against the policies of Obama and the Democrats. And, he won in a state where no Republican has won a Senate seat in nearly 40 years.

We are already hearing the Democrats claiming that this isn't a referendum on their policies or behavior, it's simply of a reflection of poor campaigning on the part of Democrat Martha Coakley. But, they are delusional...this is definitely a referendum on them. The American people are sick of health care "reform" being rammed down our throats. We are fed up with back room deals to buy off Senators. We have had it with special loop holes for unions that allow union members to escape new taxes levied by this health care bill. Mostly though, we're tired of being lied to and treated like children. Barack Obama promised to govern as a centrist with an open and honest administration. But since he took office, he's moved way left, has allowed the CSPAN cameras to be shut off, and has worked with the Democratic Congress in secret on this health care plan.

Oh yes, this was definitely a referendum on Obama and the Democrats, and I think we'll see more of the same in November. We'll know very soon if the Democrats were listening. The first test will be how quickly they seat Senator-elect Scott Brown. In the past, they've gotten Democrats seated within 2 days of the election, even without certified results. So, let's see if they decide to play games with this seat, or if they do the right thing and honor the will of Massachusetts voters. The next test after that will be health care "reform"...will they finally drop this abomination, or will they try to pull some parliamentary tricks to get it through? The last test will be if they move back to the center and meet their campaign promises.

Tonight's results show that We the People are watching what is going on in Washington, and we don't like it. If the Democrats don't change their ways, they will see many more of their friends lose their jobs when we all get to exercise our Constitutional voting rights in November.