Massachusetts Democrats Lose Kennedy's Seat

So the Democrats have lost Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in Massachusetts, thus losing their super-majority status in the Senate. It was the Democratic candidate's to lose and she blew it.

In theory, the Democrats can still get things done in the Senate but they have steadfastly shown themselves to not have much fortitude when they are up against the Republicans so we probably shouldn't hold our breath. Certainly the healthcare bill is threatened but many of us are not so certain we like it in its current form anyway.

The Republicans will call this a referendum against President Obama and the Democrats and we certainly won't hear the rest of it. But, since most of the masses are still ravaged by the recession, and this past year looks like the year Wall Street rooted the Treasury and laughed all the way to the bank, negative populism can easily overcome the masses. And sadly, it has.

In one short year, Americans appear to be forgetting how the Republicans set the stage for their financial ruin and are quickly voting them back in. But then again, if the solution to fixing the economy was to give money to the financial institutions who caused it, I guess the way to fix the government is to vote back in the people who broke it.