Dear Senator Landrieu:
America has spoken. The election of Scott Brown to the Senate from Massachusetts was not simply a statewide election. It drew national attention, he received national support, and his election is a profound national statement.
The majority of Americans do not want healthcare reforms that will increase our costs while reducing our protection and interfering with our very personal relationship with our physician. We do not want foreign nationals who attack us here and abroad to be tried in civilian courts. We do not want a nationalized economy with the federal government running our businesses. We do not want caps on carbon emissions that are based on as-yet unsettled science. We do not want you to hold our hand, tuck us into bed, and kiss us good night with the reassurance that you will take care of everything in our behalf.
We don’t want legislation that is negotiated in secret. We don’t want representatives whose vote can be bought with favoritism. We don’t want what the Obama administration has been trying to shove down our throats, and we don’t want you participating in that type of governance.
We want an environment in which we can succeed, or at least aspire to. Increasing taxes to reward our success, and increasing entitlements to reward our mediocrity and lack of initiative, is the opposite of what we want. We want to go back to work, with the assurance that our efforts will be rewarded rather than taxed away and given to those who will not work.
We want protection from terrorists, not Miranda rights for them. We want to feel safe within our borders. We want to be respected as a sovereign nation.
We want to be self sufficient regarding energy. That requires that we capitalize on natural gas and the technology to recover it, and that we capitalize on oil reserves within our own borders and our waters. It requires escalating the utilization of nuclear power to produce electricity. It requires that we adopt rational and responsible policies toward the environment, not ideological policies. It requires us to acknowledge that wind and solar generators are a great science fair project and not a short term solution to energy independence.
Working toward energy independence will not only protect our sovereignty, it will protect and grow our economy.
We elected you to represent us, Senator. Can you do that? If not, Louisiana’s Scott Brown will be indentified before 2014, and you will get to meet him.
The original of this post was emailed to Mary Landrieu moments ago
AMEN!!!!—can't say it any better than that—-Scott Brown's name should be on every "tongue" in America!!—HALLELUJAH!!!!!
The original of this post was emailed to Mary Landrieu moments ago
AMEN!!!!—can't say it any better than that—-Scott Brown's name should be on every "tongue" in America!!—HALLELUJAH!!!!!
Hell, yeah.
Hell, yeah.
Thank you!
Thank you!
My sentiments exactly!!!
My sentiments exactly!!!
Interesting twist! So, now the state you usually call "Taxachussets" (even though it is at the median of all states in taxation) now speaks for the nation.
I can't believe all the people who are rooting for more gridlock. What a confused nation we live in.
Alan,
I've never referred to Massachusetts by that term, and I'm not suggesting that Massachusetts speaks for the nation. Rather, I am suggesting that the nation spoke through Senator Brown's election regarding issues that are broader than just Massachusetts and which affect Louisiana, too.
Mike
The only reason it happened to be Massachusetts was that it was Massachusetts which had an election this week.
You may recall that before it was Massachusetts it was New Jersey and Virginia. You may also take a look at polls for Senate and House races all over the country; you'll see that Scott Brown is nowhere near the only Republican likely to ruin the Democrats' day the next time the people of their respective states and districts take to the polls.
As for gridlock, it's a good thing. Gridlock means that only the legislation which finds a board consensus of support gets passed, and stupid, overreaching and corrupt boondoggles like Obamacare and Cap And Trade are stillborn.
Most legislation tends to rob the private economy, produce government waste and reduce individual freedom. There is nothing wrong with making it difficult to legislate.
Interesting twist! So, now the state you usually call "Taxachussets" (even though it is at the median of all states in taxation) now speaks for the nation.
I can't believe all the people who are rooting for more gridlock. What a confused nation we live in.
Alan,
I've never referred to Massachusetts by that term, and I'm not suggesting that Massachusetts speaks for the nation. Rather, I am suggesting that the nation spoke through Senator Brown's election regarding issues that are broader than just Massachusetts and which affect Louisiana, too.
Mike
The only reason it happened to be Massachusetts was that it was Massachusetts which had an election this week.
You may recall that before it was Massachusetts it was New Jersey and Virginia. You may also take a look at polls for Senate and House races all over the country; you'll see that Scott Brown is nowhere near the only Republican likely to ruin the Democrats' day the next time the people of their respective states and districts take to the polls.
As for gridlock, it's a good thing. Gridlock means that only the legislation which finds a board consensus of support gets passed, and stupid, overreaching and corrupt boondoggles like Obamacare and Cap And Trade are stillborn.
Most legislation tends to rob the private economy, produce government waste and reduce individual freedom. There is nothing wrong with making it difficult to legislate.
Well said and very timely. Unfortunately, she is incapable and most likley unwilling to understand the message. It is time for her to meet her "Scott Brown" now!
Well said and very timely. Unfortunately, she is incapable and most likley unwilling to understand the message. It is time for her to meet her "Scott Brown" now!
Agreed to all your points, but here's a message for not only Ms. Landrieu, but also Mr. Vitter, and all the LA representatives. Americans want health care reform which will improve on the system we have and lower its cost. Let's attach those things that get in the way: increase competition within the insurance industry by elimating their antitrust exemption, and let insurance companies compete across state lines. Also, how about initiating some tort reform. And while you're at it, why not look into those billions lost in Medicarde and Medicade fraud. Last but not least, creative incentives to increase the quality and QUANTITY of health services.
I agree. You should visit the "contact me" link on both their websites and tell them what you think.
Mike
Reforming Medicare and Medicaid on a patient-centric model is crucial. Increased competition is essential. Tort reform has to be done. And incentivizing more talented people to get into the medical field – since many of the problems we have in health care stem from a lack of supply – should have been the beginning of this debate, rather than a completely unraised issue.
All of the elements of how the Democrats have gone about what they call health care reform suggested that they're about increasing their own power and not about actually fixing the problem.
Agreed to all your points, but here's a message for not only Ms. Landrieu, but also Mr. Vitter, and all the LA representatives. Americans want health care reform which will improve on the system we have and lower its cost. Let's attach those things that get in the way: increase competition within the insurance industry by elimating their antitrust exemption, and let insurance companies compete across state lines. Also, how about initiating some tort reform. And while you're at it, why not look into those billions lost in Medicarde and Medicade fraud. Last but not least, creative incentives to increase the quality and QUANTITY of health services.
I agree. You should visit the "contact me" link on both their websites and tell them what you think.
Mike
Reforming Medicare and Medicaid on a patient-centric model is crucial. Increased competition is essential. Tort reform has to be done. And incentivizing more talented people to get into the medical field – since many of the problems we have in health care stem from a lack of supply – should have been the beginning of this debate, rather than a completely unraised issue.
All of the elements of how the Democrats have gone about what they call health care reform suggested that they're about increasing their own power and not about actually fixing the problem.
Well-said, Mr. Youngblood. Alan, you're missing the point. The fact that a historically left-leaning state would elect a conservative should be a wake up call for Senator Landrieu and all of the left wing machine. Massachusetts only elected Governor Romney because they didn't want to get taxed to death (same with Schwartzenegger in California).
Well-said, Mr. Youngblood. Alan, you're missing the point. The fact that a historically left-leaning state would elect a conservative should be a wake up call for Senator Landrieu and all of the left wing machine. Massachusetts only elected Governor Romney because they didn't want to get taxed to death (same with Schwartzenegger in California).
[...] from this landmark election are now moving throughout the nation. One blog post ( http://thehayride.com/2010/01/dear-senator-landrieu/ ) addressed to Louisiana Senator Mary Landrau suggests that there will soon be a “Louisiana [...]
Senator Brown's election proves what we have all known all along, that white registered democrats are the most likely to vote candidate over party. The mainstream, which is generally accused of leaning left, painted the election as some sort of national referendum while ignoring its own interviews of Massachusetts voters. Exit poll after exit poll showed that Massachusetts voters went out of their way to state that their vote for Brown was in no way a vote against Obama; merely a vote for the candidate they thought was best.
It is also funny that even conservative think tanks label Brown as being farther left than Landrieu. It seems that rather than a wake-up call for centrists like Landrieu, it is an affirmation that the nation is moving left back towards the middle. Browns and Landrieus are in favor while extremists like Pelosi and Joe Wilson have fallen out of favor.
The next election cycle will undoubtedly bring in more Republicans, but more important they will be centrist Republicans more willing to act than to merely reflexively stonewall the other party. Moderates focus on economics and government reduction rather than attacking liberties by playing morality police and expanding government through military build-ups. And that is what we need, less Big Brother from the Right and less entitlements from the less.
Senator Brown's election proves what we have all known all along, that white registered democrats are the most likely to vote candidate over party. The mainstream, which is generally accused of leaning left, painted the election as some sort of national referendum while ignoring its own interviews of Massachusetts voters. Exit poll after exit poll showed that Massachusetts voters went out of their way to state that their vote for Brown was in no way a vote against Obama; merely a vote for the candidate they thought was best.
It is also funny that even conservative think tanks label Brown as being farther left than Landrieu. It seems that rather than a wake-up call for centrists like Landrieu, it is an affirmation that the nation is moving left back towards the middle. Browns and Landrieus are in favor while extremists like Pelosi and Joe Wilson have fallen out of favor.
The next election cycle will undoubtedly bring in more Republicans, but more important they will be centrist Republicans more willing to act than to merely reflexively stonewall the other party. Moderates focus on economics and government reduction rather than attacking liberties by playing morality police and expanding government through military build-ups. And that is what we need, less Big Brother from the Right and less entitlements from the less.