Scott Brown Releases Statement on Appointed Sen. Kirk's Intentions to be 60th Vote

Scott Brown released this statement today in response to appointed Senator Paul Kirk’s announcement that democrats would stall seating Brown for the sake of Obamacare:

Good afternoon – I wanted to make sure you saw the following comments earlier today, as reported by State House News Service, from Governor Patrick’s appointed U.S. Senator Paul Kirk, in which he clearly states that he intends to be the 60th vote for the Democrats’ health care bill – even if Scott Brown is elected to the Senate seat by the people of Massachusetts on January 19, 2010.

According to this report:

Speaking with reporters, Kirk also predicted that Congress would approve a national health care bill by the end of the month – in time for the president’s State of the Union address – and said he would vote for it even if Massachusetts voters elect Brown. Brown has said he’d be the 41st vote against the health bill, which would give Republicans a large enough margin to prevent if from moving forward.

“Absolutely,” Kirk said, when asked if he’d vote for the bill, even if Brown captures the seat. “It would be my responsibility as United States Senator, representing the people and understanding Senator Kennedy’s agenda and the rest of it … I think you’re asking me a hypothetical question but I’d be pleased to vote for the bill.”

In reporting on this I hope you will consider the following response from the Scott Brown for Senate campaign:

“This is a stunning admission by Paul Kirk and the Beacon Hill political machine today. Paul Kirk appears to be suggesting that he, Deval Patrick, and Harry Reid intend to stall the election certification until the health care bill is rammed through Congress, even if that means defying the will of the people of Massachusetts. As we’ve already seen from the backroom deals and kickbacks cut by the Democrats in Washington, they intend to do anything and everything to pass their controversial health care plan. But threatening to ignore the results of a free election and steal this Senate vote from the people of Massachusetts takes their schemes to whole new level. Martha Coakley should immediately disavow this threat from one of her campaign’s leading supporters.”

Scott Brown told Sean Hannity last night that he will vote against Obamacare:

#1 January 9, 2010 at 1:18 pm
Militant Conservative commented:

OK let me make this perfectly clear………
The bidding starts at……
this is all I hear from the radical Left.
#2 January 9, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Ripped commented:

Only a complete moron would vote in favor of another Corruptocrat. The voters in Assachusetts really need their heads examined or their @$$E$ kicked or both.
#3 January 9, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Fuzzy commented:

Yo, Ripped, we’re working our butts off in Massachusetts to get Brown elected. Instead of complaining, you can DO something to help make difference!

Please help us defeat the corrupt dem machine that is pulling out all stops to defeat Brown.

Make calls to Mass voters from your home:

http://www.brownforussenate.com/splash

Donate as much as you can spare:

https://www.icontribute.us/scottbrown

We can do this, but we need help!! Electing Brown will send a huge message to Washington, one that even this tone-deaf, delusional mob can’t ignore. We need to break that supermajority in the senate, and the election is only 10 days away!
#4 January 9, 2010 at 1:35 pm
bg commented:

++

hah..

as if MA voters have ever have a real choice..

lived there for a dozen years & witnessed it myself..

GO GET ‘IM SCOTT..

also make sure all those “lost but found as we need them
Gregoire/Franken et al ballots” stay in neverneverland..

==
#5 January 9, 2010 at 1:54 pm
PamelaofthePoconos commented:

Won’t be the first time the people of MA were denied. Remember Primary 2008? Hillary won MA by double digits there (15 – 16). Deval, Kennedy, Kerry voted as SuperDelegates for O.
#6 January 9, 2010 at 2:04 pm
David commented:

It would be more honest for the Democrat party to drop all pretense to a connection to democracy and change their name to the Leninist party instead. Theirs is the pursuit of power for the straightforward purpose of exercising power. To that end they will frustrate the freely expressed will of the people in the democratic process, if that is what their exercise of power requires. They will subvert the process using ACORN and similar proxies. They will dilute the votes of those opposed to their power grab by giving citizenship freely to large numbers of aliens from foreign political cultures where their kind of political and economic manipulation are a way of life. If they win, America has lost.
#7 January 9, 2010 at 2:23 pm
One Way commented:

Massachusetts – Help save the Republic!

Please turn out in huge numbers to vote for Scott.
#8 January 9, 2010 at 3:10 pm
Old One commented:

Thank you Kirk. Notice no other democorrupts are condemning the little kirk dork. Kirk you just exposed the entire democrap party as a cabal of marxist totalitarians bent on imposing a tyrannical terror state on all Americans. If the people of Massachusetts elect Coakley we can say goodbye to our republic, civil liberties, and our nation as we know it!
#9 January 9, 2010 at 3:55 pm
zanne commented:

Fuzzy, I just donated what I could. Thanks for source. Fingers crossed.
#10 January 9, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Crystal commented:

Come ON, MA. We turned it around in New Jersey – now it’s your turn. Bring these corrupt Dems to their knee’s and show them that they can’t ignore the voter’s choice.

GO BROWN!
#11 January 9, 2010 at 4:09 pm
MLM411 commented:

I’m from TX but this latest story about the Democrats delaying the election results really pushed my buttons. Just got done donating $35…we’ve got to back true conservatives!!! Best of luck to Scott Brown!
#12 January 9, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Hanson commented:

Now is the time for all good men and women in Mass. to come to the aid of their country. Please Mass. voters help us defeat this bill! Vote for Scott Brown and make this country proud and free from tyranny!!!
God Bless the U.S. of A!!!
#13 January 9, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Go MO Red commented:

I donated $500 already. This needs to be the GOP’s answer to Al Franken even if the stupid RNC won’t support him. We need to take control. I pray to God it is too cold for ACORN to mess with this vote. Hopefully too cold for Democrats to vote. Massachusetts, get it right for once especially with that moron Kerry too.
#14 January 9, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Chisum commented:

Brown HQ Report #1
This is a quick update on my day so far at Scott Brown headquarters. I’ll give a more complete report later.

http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/01/brown-hq-report-1.html
#15 January 9, 2010 at 5:16 pm
seesalrun commented:

Mr. Hoft, have enjoyed your site and visit daily. First time post here but donated $17.76 earlier today.

Spoke with my Senator’s office (Sessions) after the Holiday and will no longer be donating to the RNC. Too long to post, but at least my Senator appears to be appalled like the rest of us.

I’m sick of watching for the next shoe to fall, I’ll put my limited resources to candidates directly and volunteer my time and effort to rekindle what I feel is left of American Patriotism.

I will encourage my friends and family to do the same, and yes that includes Tea Parties. Whatever it takes. Best Wishes for a successful campaign Mr. Brown.

Keep up the good work Mr. Hoft.
#16 January 9, 2010 at 5:19 pm
God and Country commented:

It is almost time to water the “Liberty Tree”.
#17 January 9, 2010 at 5:30 pm
iconoclast commented:

Why stop at delaying for just a few weeks? Wouldn’t it be better for the Corruptocrats to delay seating opponents for, say, a year or two? I mean, why bother with all that messy democracy stuff when you have your A team already in place in the government?

/sarc
#18 January 9, 2010 at 6:05 pm
seesalrun commented:

Just in case you want to see the debate, it took me an interestingly long time to find it:

http://www.wgby.org/podcasts/index.html

re: Brown, Coakley, Kennedy last night.
#19 January 9, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Neo commented:

But what will they do if Sen. Kirk were to have .. say .. a health problem ?
#20 January 9, 2010 at 6:15 pm
Neo commented:

It would certainly look pretty darn stupid if Governor Deval Patrick were to be sued for violating the Civil Right Act.
#21 January 9, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Chisum commented:

Toss up in Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Senate race is now a toss up.

Buoyed by a huge advantage with independents and relative disinterest from Democratic voters in the state, Republican Scott Brown leads Martha Coakley 48-47.

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2010/01/toss-up-in-massachusetts.html
#22 January 9, 2010 at 7:12 pm
Chisum commented:

Brown HQ Report #2
This is a follow up to my earlier report on my day at Scott Brown’s campaign headquarters in Needham, Massachusetts, in the western suburbs of Boston.

http://legalinsurrection.blogspot.com/2010/01/brown-hq-report-2.html