What do you expect from someone who says he served in Afghanistan (because he spent two WHOLE weeks in country, as part of his annual training).   You're comparing the sizzle of pretty boy Brown vs the toughness and grit of plain, jane....Warren.

Where is there any discussion about the right to "privacy" overriding the right to religious freedom?  

Scott Brown is in favor of a paternal view of society.  He lives in a house with strong women and has enough money to tough it out.  Where he misses out is not realizing the struggles of those whose resources are diminished when their choices are limited by government.  This is the irony of the Republican Party, of which Sen Brown is a full fledge member.  It talks about liberty and then in many aspects of life limits freedom.  This pours over to his economic beliefs.  He is a true adherent to trickle down economics by government intervention(their own version of "trickle down government").  By giving undeserved tax breaks and looser regulations to those who have little idea of a united nation they weaken this country.  They do not believe in fair pay for working people but want the so called invisible hand of the market to prevail. That invisible hand however is controlled behind the curtain by a minion of lobbyist backed by overpaid CEOs who have subtracted more than added to this nation's wealth.  In short by using slogans they choose to convince but their actions speak louder than words.  They are NOT for the overwhelming majority of us.

The economy trumps reproductive rights.

These single-issue voters on both ends of the political spectrum simply don't represent the vast majority of Americans, who are much more concerned about their job next year than about whether their high school daughter can get a legal abortion if she gets knocked up at a party.

Abortion is legal and it's going to stay legal because the overwhelming majority wants it to be legal. Abortion is a non-issue.  Conservatives may introduce anti-abortion measures from time to time, but they will be beaten back.

The real, critical problems the country faces is not abortion rights.  It's our long term economic viability, and secondarily it's the spread of nuclear weapons to rogue regimes like Iran that may blow up literally in our face.  That's the stuff we need to be focused on.

The world is not black and white, and this country is not and should not be Democrat vs. Republican. It is the media that is talking out of both sides of their mouths. On one side you criticize the current Congress for refusing to cross the aisle and being so polarized that it is worse than the “1948 Do Nothing Congress”; on the other side you turned the election into a competition for control the House and Senate.

Scott Brown has demonstrated a willingness to cross the aisle; Elisabeth Warren hasn’t even offered that as an option. We need more elected officials who are willing to compromise for the good of the country, not people who will blindly vote the party line. If that means talking to, supporting some of the arguments from both sides of an issue, and trying to find a compromise; then who is the Globe to criticize?

Brown doesn't stand by his "pro-choice" convictions. Interviewed outside the RNC, he was asked if he'd bring up his prochoice stance at the convention. His response "They know how I feel, I'll let others carry that mantel". Then his ads feature others, including his lovely wife, telling us he's pro-choice. I'm not buying it. I don't think he'd take active steps to reverse Roe v. Wade, but he wouldn't fight hard for it either.

The Globe is pulling out all stops to malign Brown. Unlike Warren, he has actually has a record. As a State Rep., State Senator, and US Senator he has been pro-choice. However, he does not adopt Warren's far left agenda of ridiculing anyone who has some compassion for people who value life. Warren is just plain extreme. She supports partial birth abortions, a procedure that is objectionable to a lot of people. Yvonne, you treat women as one dimensional beings who only care about pursuing an extreme left agenda. Contraception and abortion are safe and legal in the United States. However, the current Democratic administration, with the support of the Democratic establishment in Mass, is crushing women with its failed economic policies. The biggest problem facing women in this state is unemployment, underemployment, and the lack of economic growth. Warren is part of the problem, not the solution. Brown offers a chance for a positive future. You are engaging in a silly sideshow by trying to scare women over a non-existent issue. You may have a cushy job at the Globe. The rest of working stiffs do not. You are spending too much time in salons in leftist communities with women who are out of touch.

If you think individuals, especially female individuals, are more important than corporations, then vote for Warrn.  Brown is wrong for women for many reasons. He represents the corporate interests and big banks, not hard-working consumers--which describes most women. When it comes to more personal issues, he patronizes women, literally, he patronized women by supporting Blunt amendment that would have put an _employers_ so-called "moral" objections on a higher ground than a woman's individual conscience.