We try to stay away from political themes at thirdgarage on the theory that it should be left to the suicidal mainstream newspaper and network TV folks who already bore you to tears. It isn't so much that politics is boring: it isn't. It's just that mainstream political reporting is so predictable. We already know what MSN, Fox, The Times, The Journal and George Stefademopoulis will say.
But, we can't resist commenting on the result in the Senate race in MA yesterday:
1. The aforementioned Times's page one headline: "A Year Later, Voters Send a Different Message." Exactly wrong! Voters sent a resounding message of change when they elected O, especially indie voters. They did exactly that in MA, because they didn't get any change; they got DC business as usual. O ceded leadership of healthcare "reform" to Congress, while citizens watched, baffled as to what it was if not what it might cost. Wham!
2. Experts last night mentioned recent elections in VA and NJ as other examples of voter discontent. Perhaps true, but they missed the mother of them all in my mind: the NYC mayoral race. If you recall, a man whose name we've already forgotten almost toppled "Republican" Mayor Billionaire. Mayor B had found democracy to be inconvenient due to a term limit law. Also, citizens remembered that he had made his fortune by serving the banking industry. He came very close to a humiliating defeat. Also, Pres O's public dissing of Dem candidate Whatshisname actually backfired and helped the guy. That's voter anger.
3. While MSN, The Times, and O Inc. will begin rationalizing this election in their favor somehow, they should think about this: Brown won in MA despite having Rudy Giuliani stump for him! The most unattractive candidate imaginable in MA (or anywhere else), a self-proclained Yankee icon in Red Sox country, and the guy still wins. That, my friends, is a Green Monster of mammoth proportions.
4. Rumored Palin Conversation with husband last night: apparently she called after hearing the MA result to find out how many miles they had on their truck. He had to ask which one she meant, the new Escalade or the new Ford 150, purchased with book advances. That cha-ching sound you hear is the end of your political fifteen minutes, Girl. See you soon in your Pradas on your new Fox show.
5. Hapless and hopeless Republicans in Congress may be rejoicing this morning and dreaming of great things to come. Enjoy the brief moment, then look around: that message yesterday was for you guys too. you have no leadership, no electable 2012 candidate in sight. Fox isn't just your press agent anymore; it is you. Don't believe me? What would happen if Beck/Hannity ran against you on a third-party "Tea" ticket in 2012?
6. Advice to Senator-elect Brown: order the best security team and bodyguards that your party can afford. You might want to pass on the Blackwater guys, whose federal contracts might make them an awkward choice, not to mention dangerous. You think your Tea Party supporters are mad? You, my friend, are not only a threat to the healthcare bill; you personify a threat to the entire Media-Political-Financial complex. Have someone else start-up that truck for you in the morning.
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