JV PhiloBlog

They call the election of Scott Brown, a Republican, to replace Ted Kennedy in the Senate a miracle, which it is only in the sense that Massachusetts is a generally liberal, even left liberal, state. But of course it was no miracle. It was the result of natural causes.

The economy is perhaps recovering, but in that "perhaps" is no joy for the Democratic party, which holds the reigns of power and is therefore held accountable for the performance of the economy.

Say nothing of the popularity of treating jihadi warriors as civilians or the reaction to the Christmas disaster in the air.

On health care, no one, but no one, was happy with the horse trading and bribing for votes for the Health Care bill, nor do we know what the bill contains.

Bismarck said that making sausages and making laws are two processes you don't want to watch. Doing it Chicago style is another level. Chigago ain't known for pretty. Chicago, town of the cattle stockyards. End of the line, little dogies.

The U.S., it is often claimed, is a center-right nation. We were founded on Equality, Independence and Property Rights. The Health Plan did not seem to compute for many. As Mikey Kaus pointed out, Obama failed to make not passing health care have a cost for the majority. They saw little to gain in the bill and little to worry about if the bill failed. And he bet the barn on THAT!

Coakely was associated with all that.

No. It was no miracle. Just nature taking her course...