Brown's bill (S. 1871) did NOT pass the Senate. It was S. 2038 filed by Sen. Lieberman which passed 96-3.

It is amazing that the Massachusetts papers have spoken of Brown as if he authored and pushed the bill through single handedly. In fact, the bill had its origins in the House bill that Representative Louise Slaughter introduced in 2006 and in all subsequent Congresses. Until the 60 Minutes show, it had 6 co-sponsors in the House. Both Senators Gillibrand and Brown edited that bill and introduced their own versions. Gillibrand had 25 sponsors and Brown had 8. Both were referred to the Homeland Security Committee and then were sent to the floor. It is interesting that the Boston Globe did not employ the same "rule" they and various fact checkers used on Kerry's bills - to give credit only to the lead sponsor of the bill that actually passed. In this case, Joe Lieberman. I think Brown showed political skill in seeing 60 minutes and having his staff quickly edit the Slaughter bill, but I think that his interaction with President Obama was grandstanding at its worst. The President in his speech already called for a bill -- and Brown had NOTHING to do with that. Glen Johnson even gives Brown the credit for getting the House behind the bill. I have never seen anyone do less and get more credit.

I wonder if the Donald asked to see Willard's birth certificate before he made his endorsement. Maybe Mitt was actually born in Mexico?

What a shock that Brown, who seems to want to be mini-Mitt, is viewed as being as insincere as Mitt. Maybe he hops the Mittster will make him VP.

Senator Brown's "Sincerity Test" is to keep doing what he's been doing? This seems like a rather weak premise to tie him to Romney.