Independents

After looking back at my post-Massachusetts post, I'm sticking with my snap analysis. Coakley was a terrible candidate - just listen to her concession speech - and arrogant in her approach to the general.  


But make no mistake - she would have been a lot better than Scott Brown.  Things got much worse yesterday with his election and now every single Republican, even moderates like Olympia Snowe, are emboldened to never work with the President.  


I'm not optimistic about the legislative agenda for the next 10 months.  Republicans will obstruct everything, and they have NO alternative to any of the proposals the Democrats have proposed on heath care or even a jobs bill.  The GOP plan for 2010 is to hope things get worse so they can pick up seats in November.  Bottom line, the grassroots of the Republican party are more interested in Obama failing than solving the problems facing the country.  When you hear McConnell or McCain saying they support a bipartisan approach - to anything - you know one thing: both of them are lying.

I hope Dems pin the loss in Massachusetts to Coakley's arrogance and NOT to a see change among the public regarding Obama or the Democrats.  

Anyway, that's my second draft.