Friday, November 9, 2012

What I Say Is Not What You Think I Mean...

What the typical Massachusetts voter said before the election: "Oh, we need to send more moderates to Washington. You know, rational, thinking people who understand the value of compromise and reaching across the aisle to get things done for the benefit of the people they serve."

What the typical Massachusetts voter did in the election booth: "We're going to send our independent-minded, balanced Republican senator packing and replace him with a strident partisan who will vote 110% of the time with the Democrats and grind those (remaining) barbarian Republicans into the ground."

4 comments:

Erin said...

Are you sure that's what they said? I live here & didn't hear that very often (although my profession runs on the liberal side). Is it bad I hope John Kerry gets the SoS nod so Brown can (hopefully) take his seat?

Assistant Village Idiot said...

Well, where I work, people are quietly saying they are relieved that Obama isn't facing another election, so that he can "get something done" without having to please a "whining minority." I think that's about the same.

I agree that few are quite conscious of such a value in their heads, and that they are decent people who would be horrified to confront such a feeling. And I further agree that Sponge is mind/motive-reading, always a dangerous approach with one's opponents.

But I still think he is right about too many people.

Sponge-headed ScienceMan said...

Erin - I thought of that as well, wouldn't it be funny if Kerry became SOS and Brown tried running for him empty seat. I'm sure the brain trust in DC has already factored that in, but they may well owe the position to Kerry anyway and would take their chances in a special eclection. Please tell me that Liz W doesn't have a younger sister waiting in the wings? (Oh yes, the Apache one, I forgot).

Gringo said...

It's Massachusetts. You know, the same state where James Curley was reelected Mayor of Boston while serving the people from inside a prison cell. The same state that elected Ted Kennedy time and again. Expect the worst from Massachusetts politics. You will seldom be disappointed.