Wednesday 20 January 2010

"Da-da Dah Dah Dah"



It's rude to gloat.









Massachusetts Senate poll loss threatens Obama agenda

Republican Scott Brown has won a shock victory in the race for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts left vacant by Democrat Edward Kennedy's death.

The result is a huge blow to President Barack Obama, whose healthcare reform programme is now in doubt.


Democrat Martha Coakley conceded she had lost the race after early results gave Mr Brown a healthy lead.


The Republican win has robbed the Democrats of their filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate.


This will make it much harder for Mr Obama to pass a healthcare reform bill - the most important domestic policy objective of his first year as president.


The BBC's Paul Adams, in Boston, says Ms Coakley's defeat is a humiliating blow for the Democrats and their agenda, and a deeply unwelcome anniversary present for President Obama a year after his inauguration.


But it's fun...

"... another one bites the dust."

2 comments:

James Higham said...

It is fun indeed and I've just been reading some American blogs on it.

Furor Teutonicus said...

Call it a psychological blip, but I can not trust ANY politician called "Brown".

 

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