Scott Brown had the energy of the country behind him in his Senate race in Massachusetts because millions of people understood what was at stake and what the liberal agenda that has dominated the debate for the last year would do to America, our prosperity, and freedom.
This monstrous health overhaul came within a breath of passing. While the leadership in Congress still is talking about pushing forward to get it enacted, there is no way that they can get the votes to prevail. I believe the only path to passage of reform legislation now is for the president and the leaders in Congress to work with members from both sides of the aisle to come up with a smaller, more incremental bill.