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Adrian Walker

Debates loom large in Brown-Warren race

Most elections have their turning points, and one may be looming in the contest between Republican Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren.

After months of circling each other, they engage in the first of four televised debates Thursday night.

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Polls shows Americans feel the country is moving in the wrong direction.  So what's the right direction?  Should we broaden rights or restrict them?  Should we widen opportunities or hope that a favored few will provide them?  Should we pay more attention to our environment or just hope the science is wrong?  Does government have a role to play in making sure some sector of the economy does not have some advantage over the other?  Should small businesses be promoted or should big ones be favored?  Is personal health care a necessity for survival and should be available at an affordable price to everyone or not?  Should my taxes be used for someone else for something I don't want or need or do certain needs improve and enhance the wealth of the nation?  Are lifestyles a matter of individual freedom or is one moral code so superior that it must be a national way of life?  Are the poor always with us or do we study and eliminate as much poverty as we can?  If a person is poor does it make sense to enhance their misery or have some sense that it sometimes is a matter of luck and it could have happened to us or someone in our family?  So let's listen to the debates and see which candidate answers our basic question:  "What's in it for me and the country I live in?"

The question Massachusetts voters need to ask themselves is how can we help our country? Warren is the clear and obvious choice. Brown cannot possibly help because he is a Republican, and when push comes to shove Brown will vote against women, against the environment and against labor, all the while being in the bag for Wall Street, multinational corporations, the oil industry, big banks, lobbyists, conservative right wing religious zealots and the rest of the loonies in Congress these days.

Read her book called The Two Income Trap for insight into how she  understands what needs to change in America.This lady is for real.Brown isn't even in her league-a real lightweight.

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Senator Brown has acomplished more in his short time in Washington - than - many, many, long term senators, including those elected from Massachusetts. Senator Brown is successful in getting the job done - while elected members from Massachusetts can not make the same claim. Senator Brown's political career has always been to make the world a better place: It has never been his mission to go to Washington 'get-rich,' rather, to be a conduit and provide public service to his state.

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"You're doing a great job, Brownie!"

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My issue is credability & honor. As soon as Prof Warren releases school, & employment records to clear up the Native American I will considr her candidacy. Also did her children also claim to be Native Americans?

Warren is the clone of the current Senate majority leaders. they got nothing done becuase they are so left no one would work with them. If she gets elected a brick wall that is the house will form around her. Scott already has crossed the lines and has been praised by the same aforementioned majority leaders. (reid, pelosi) He will get things done and do it with a grace that leaves people he works with not feeling robbed.

 

He is the perfect candidate for the current political climate.

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Let's make this simple. Sometimes people just have bad ideas. Scot Brown has more bad ideas than good ideas. I'll vote for the gal with the good ideas. Warren 2012. 

"likability" is a shallow measure. However, democrats can't have it both ways on this point. The president is being helped by his "likability" over Romney.