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Home Front: Politix
Brown hits back at Kennedy for 'joke' candidacy dig
2010-02-06
A stung U.S. Sen. Scott Brown lashed out at U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy today for insulting his landmark win by calling his candidacy "a joke."
Sure it's a joke. Everybody's laughing, aren't they?
Brown said Kennedy's remarks are "mean-spirited," especially coming on the day he was celebrating being sworn into office.
Meh. He's just off his meds again.
"I was elected and the votes are certified and I'm here to do my job. It's unfortunate that he would use mean-spirited comments like that at a time when we're just trying to solve the problems of the Commonwealth," Brown said today on his first full day on the job.

Kennedy (D-R.I.) told The Hill's Blog Briefing Room yesterday, "Brown's whole candidacy was shown to be a joke today when he was sworn in early in order to cast his first vote as an objection to Obama's appointment to the NLRB."

The son of former U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, whose seat Brown is now filling, added that the newly confirmed GOP senator is a key vote against the nomination of union lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). "This is where he shows that when they need him, he's in the tank for the Republicans," Kennedy is quoted as saying.
Possibly because he's a Republican. When they're talking about Publicans they're "in the tank." When they're talking about Dems they're "showing solidarity"...
Brown has denied any hidden agenda in moving up his swearing-in from Feb. 11 to yesterday afternoon.

A WPRI-12 poll shows Kennedy with a 56 percent unfavorability rating in his district. Republican challenger John J. Loughlin II, a veteran state lawmaker, entered the race yesterday.
A procedural vote on whether to confirm President Obama's pick for the NLRB is scheduled for Monday and is expected to provide the first test of whether the Republicans' new 41-member caucus can sustain a filibuster - and will be among the first votes cast by Brown.

As for the rest of his first day in office, Brown arrived at the Capitol this morning, walking in at 9:40 a.m. with his wife, Gail, by his side. "I'm here to start working," a resolute Brown said, entering the Russell Senate Building en route to his transitional office. "We have to get our office up and running ... I'm here, ready to go I have a whole morning of briefings."

As for Kennedy, he faces a Republican rival who is backed by Brown's top strategists. A WPRI-12 poll shows Kennedy with a 56 percent unfavorability rating in his district. Republican challenger John J. Loughlin II, a veteran state lawmaker, entered the race yesterday. Loughlin said Kennedy is out of touch with Rhode Island voters. "We can't afford it anymore," he added.
Posted by:Fred

#18  Brown's response connotes class that can't be bought with third-generation bootlegger's cash.
Posted by: regular joe   2010-02-06 19:24  

#17  Anyone have a link to the video of Patrick stumbling drunk out of his car on the hill, late at night - saying "he's late for a vote" to avoid a field sobriety test? That should start making the rounds in time for the election - do you think. This guy is a drunken loser. Hope he's unemployed real soon.
Posted by: Rob06   2010-02-06 15:45  

#16  Patrick: proof that Jeans and Genes get faded over time
Posted by: Frank G   2010-02-06 14:37  

#15  Gee Pat - if you think Brown is a joke, November is going to be absolutely hysterical.
Posted by: DMFD   2010-02-06 12:59  

#14  Time for Kennedy-lite to review the record; Senator Reid granted the request to move the swearing in up; he could have declined.
So Brown didn't force anything; although the ensuing sh!tstorm would have been amusing if Reid had declined.

Posted by: USN, Ret.   2010-02-06 12:42  

#13  Abu, some people are philanthropic. Murtha is porcinetropic.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2010-02-06 12:09  

#12  Patrick. The pathetic runt of the bloodline. Always has been, always will be.
Posted by: tu3031   2010-02-06 11:38  

#11  I just watched The Denier in Chief address the DNC. He still doesn't get it.

I'd like to sum it up for him:

1) Jobs
2) Deficit, including stoking by healthcare takeover.

Not necessarily in that order.
Posted by: gorb   2010-02-06 11:06  

#10  Mr. Kennedy apparently still hasn't gotten the message. But he, along with many in Congress who view their position as an entitlement, will receive their respective candygrams from an outraged public this coming November. His judgement is coming, and that right soon.
Posted by: Glomock Tojo6610   2010-02-06 10:19  

#9  murtha's only predictable pattern of movement as far as i can tell is from position to position as the political winds shift. scumbag doesn't have any moral center that i can see. just gobble at the trough and do what will get him more power and re-elected.
Posted by: abu do you love   2010-02-06 04:08  

#8  Last I heard, Murtha was in the ICU for complications from recent surgery, so I don't think he's gonna head out any time soon to the Mickey D's for a happy meal or take a meeting, Black Bart.

(Have to second what gromky said...)
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2010-02-06 02:37  

#7  That sounds pretty creepy and threatening, Black Bart.
Posted by: gromky   2010-02-06 02:22  

#6  Does Murtha have a Security detail? What are his patterns of movement to and from work?

Does he ever order out for a meal?
Posted by: Black Bart    2010-02-06 01:36  

#5  (and that is *not* a spelling error!)

We know.
Posted by: gorb   2010-02-06 01:04  

#4  Get rid of them.

The Kennedy's, Pelosi's, Reids, Franks, Doddses, Murtha's. The whole corrupt leadershit (and that is *not* a spelling error!) of both parties. They are supposed to govern the NATION and all we get is 24/7/365 campaign mode. I don't care what's popular at the polls - do what's RIGHT.

Clean all the corruptocrats out. And I'm getting to the point where I don't care if its by the ballot box or the Lamppost.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2010-02-06 00:51  

#3  The son of former U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, whose seat Brown is now filling
Dammit! For the umpteenth time, it is NOT the Kennedy seat.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2010-02-06 00:45  

#2  time for a full house cleaning of all the drug-addled alcoholic Kennedys
Posted by: Frank G   2010-02-06 00:28  

#1  Kennedy (D-R.I.) told The Hill's Blog Briefing Room yesterday, "Brown's whole candidacy was shown to be a joke today when he was sworn in early in order to cast his first vote as an objection to Obama's appointment to the NLRB."

And if you think that's a funny one, wait'll you hear the one about the Senator who was unconstitutionally seated for Massachusetts in order to boost Dem chances for pushing through their agenda after the constitutionally elected Senator died!

Patrick, I noticed you weren't laughing . . . .
Posted by: gorb   2010-02-06 00:26  

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