WASHINGTON — As Congress hurtles toward the fiscal cliff, each day brings Senator Scott Brown closer to the moment when he may be compelled to reverse his opposition to tax increases for the rich.
Many eyes in his home state and Washington are on the Massachusetts Republican, who is in a political bind even though there is only a remote chance that his vote will prove to be pivotal, as it was in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street regulatory overhaul.
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SO why doesn't the Globe suggest thst Obama and Democrats compromise? John Boehner just made an offer that is the SAME as Barack Obama's offer last year. Therefore that only means that if a plan is made by a Democrat it's OK, no matter what it is. If the SAME PLAN is made by a Republican, it must be terrible. And notice that the Globe doesn't even mention about the TRILLIONS that America is in debt. Or that bankrupt California, Illinois, New York, and now DEval Patrick are now asking for a Federal government BAILOUT!..And the Globe forgot to mention the City of Detroit, where a black city councillor proclaimed to Obama "We voted for you. Its time for PAYBACK!"
It's pretty simple. If scooter thinks the tea baggers can get him elected again, he votes with them. If, on the other hand, he would like some measure of broadbased support, he votes with the dems.
If Scott Brown were really a good guy, he would be a Democrat. I don't think that he can be a good guy and a conservative Republican all at the same time.
thats logical
we know how Warren will vote - every time
We definitely know how Warren will vote on this issue. And that's why we elected her.
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Stop the insanity. As if the future of America depends on taxing the 2%. The situation was created by both parties and the politicians who infest Washington. We've got trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see, so the extra revenue from "the rich" isn't a solution to anything. It's a diversion from the real problems we face. Tell all of the self-serving politicians we want solutions not more brinksmanship from them.
And what about Brown's claim he's the most moderate, independent Republican in the Senate? He'll only talk the talk when he votes in favor of tax increases for the rich.