This was the kind of changed I'd hoped for

The Associated Press

BOSTON -- In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to defeat Democrat Martha Coakley in a U.S. Senate election Tuesday that left President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in doubt and marred the end of his first year in office.

The loss by the once-favored Coakley for the seat that the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy held for nearly half a century signaled big political problems for the president's party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide.

More immediately, Brown will become the 41st Republican in the 100-member Senate, which could allow the GOP to block the president's health care legislation and the rest of Obama's agenda. Democrats needed Coakley to win for a 60th vote to thwart Republican filibusters.

(emphasis added by The Real Polichick)

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This is huge.

I don't even live in Massachusetts, but I still felt that charge of election energy today, because no matter how the day ended, the results would affect the rest of the nation. Now that a Republican is in "Kennedy's seat," the Democrats' health care bill hits a major roadblock, as emphasized in the last graf above.

Welcome to the GOP, Mass! And congrats to Brown, the people's choice!

"Well, with all due respect, it's not the Kennedys' seat, and it's not the Democrats' seat. It's the people's seat."

The Real Polichick

It's about time I started this blog.

I'm fairly new to politics. I never really cared, never paid attention, never wanted to take sides.

Last year, I woke up. As a conservative.

I ground my political beliefs in freedom: freedom to make your own choices and mistakes, to spend and save your money, to express your religion, to choose your own health care, to own a gun, to live.

I believe in limited government, low taxes and personal responsibility. I don't want to pay your mortgage, bail out my bank or pay for your health care. And no one should make me.

I work in the media, and I'm considered a political minority among most of my coworkers and friends. So I've had to seek other outlets.

I'm a member of the Young Republicans of the Palm Beaches, whose mission is to get Republicans elected to local offices. It's also a good group for venting about politics over beer with other 20- to 40-year-olds. But most of my political activism is focused on the South Florida Tea Party, of which I'm the communications director. SFTP encourages community activism and promotes fiscal responsibility, limited government and free markets.

The biggest lesson I've learned from these groups is to be careful, smart about how you vote. The YRs and SFTP seek to educate the public about candidates, policies and parties.

That's what I hope to achieve with this blog: to educate you. To make a point. To get you to see -- or try to find -- the logic behind all the political talk, humor and crap out there.

Meet The Real Polichick.