Martha once came to my house, and it was clear she didn't know why she was there, and didn't think it was a big enough deal to be wasting her time. I still would have voted for her in this election due to the national implications, but I didn't have a vote, and in some ways, I'm glad Brown won, because it taught her a lesson.
Now, Democrats still hold a sizable majority in both houses, and can still push smaller legislation through. They may even be able to convince Brown, a fairly liberal Republican, to back some of their policies, as he knows he'll be up for re-election in 2012, and may well run against one of the younger Kennedy kids, twins Matt and Joe III, born in 1980. Joe is at Harvard Law, and although there are probably some skeletons in his closet, G. W. Bush has shown that you can push through those if you're willing to face them.
As for what will happen at the midterm elections this Fall, I can't really say, but I'd bet that the Dem's lose more of their majorities, and they'll probably wish they had worked on economics-based reforms rather than (much needed) health care for two years. I can see even John Kerry's seat being a real race in Massachusetts if he takes the votes for granted.
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