Per Glenn Johnson at the Boston Globe‘s Political Intelligence blog, Senator Brown (R-Masshole), a man not necessarily in danger of developing full-bore workaholism, is being forced to step up his schedule:
Senator Scott Brown is stepping up his campaign activity.
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The Massachusetts Republican today released a web video highlighting his recent visit to Gloucester, during which he called for the resignation of the country’s top fisheries official.
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Brown also wrote an op-ed column for the Lowell newspaper rebutting a television ad campaign being aired against him by the League of Conservation Voters…
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Brown publicly states that he won’t start campaigning until next year, when he will be seeking his first full, six-year term after winning a January 2010 special election to replace the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
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But the rise of Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren, as well as early advertising by, first, the League of Women Voters and, now, the League of Conservation Voters, have prompted a change…
Shot of the fisherfolk-pleasing barn jacket in action at the link, although the news photog couldn’t shoehorn both the Glouchester Fishing Memorial and the Pickup Truck of Campaigning into the same frame, alas. There’s also a link to Brown’s video, which is a sackful of fail with a slight tang of flopsweat. Schadenfreude being a powerful drug, I am thoroughly enjoying Cosmo Boy’s disgruntled expression — he figured he could loaf through on Tea-Party talking points and blast-fax AFP boilerplate for another six months as long as his competition was split between the first-term mayor, that guy who won’t stop talking about City Year, an Episcopalian priest whose most significant political accomplishment was failing to be elected lieutenant guv, a lady pediatrician, a software engineer, and a state senator whose name is known only to his immediate family. Then Elizabeth Warren lost her dream job at the clammy hands of Scotty’s Rethug co-conspirators, and now he’s got an an actual race on his hands, poor fella. Sweat, Scott Brown, sweat!
shoutingattherain
I love Liz. She’s gonna be President someday.
burnspbesq
@shoutingattherain:
No way. Too old. You’re going to have to settle for Kirstin Gillibrand.
JCT
I still think this (senator) is the job she *really* wanted…. it would be spectacular to see her take that idiot Brown out. Figuratively speaking, OF COURSE.
ellenelle
hee hee; doncha just love it!??!
and ooh, shoutingattherain, i so totally agree! and no, burnspbesq, she’s not too old! hell, she’s just weeks older than i am!! five years from now she’ll just be 67.
remember, obama is the youngest prez we’ve had in a while.
handy
@JCT:
BOTH SIDES DO IT!!
Martin
@JCT:
Hmm. Head of an agency created to have real regulatory power, or stuck in filibuster groundhog day? Which would I choose if I wanted to really have an impact?
Villago Delenda Est
You know, I think I’ll do this for Cosmo Boy:
/violin
“Villago plays the world’s tiniest violin for Cosmo Boy”
greennotGreen
“Lady pediatrician”? Really? Is she some sort of foreign royalty?
Martin
@burnspbesq: She’s 4 years younger than Cain, 2 years younger than Mittens, 14 years younger than Ron Paul, and 6 years younger than Newt.
She won’t exactly be a young candidate running in 2016, but she won’t be any older than the current crop of candidates.
Jebediah
Scott Brown’s discomfort pleases me. More, please!
joeyess
Every time I read a new story about Herman Krusty the Klown Kain, I become more and more certain that he is just trolling me. It feels that personal.
In today’s installment, Herman finally catches up to the 20th Century.
Jenny
But the Firebaggers and PUMAs hate her. Whenever TBogg mentions her, they all come out of the hive and start attacking her from various angles, including calling her a closet Republican and another… wait for it…. Obama (gulp).
Jenny
@joeyess: That is priceless. Especially the part about the US’s 5% GDP can outgrow China’s 10% GDP. This new math is tricky, but I still think 10% is greater than 5%.
shoutingattherain
@Jenny:
I stopped caring what FDL-types had to say about the same time it became apparent that Jane Hamsher had gone insane. Her opinion doesn’t interest me.
joeyess
@Jenny: mind boggling, isn’t it?
Kristine
Thread needs a puppy.
(It’s a video)
Calouste
@Jenny:
And to think, this man was a ballistics analyst in the US Navy. Morehouse College might also want to consider asking him to return that mathematics degree.
Jenny
It’s gonna be a hard race for Warren cuz Brown is gonna have a lot more money and he’ll have the media on his side. And the usual suspects on the loud left are already attacking her for not being pure (one is even calling her a CIA plant) and advising their readers/zombie cultists to stay home and teach her a lesson.
piratedan
well did Scott make a pledge to Grover? was there a ring involved? were pictures taken? Obviously Ms. Warren is making an impact if he’s having to wade in now ahead of schedule ;-)
RossInDetroit
@piratedan:
Did the DJ play Celebration by Kool & the Gang?
I can’t sleep so I came back to waste more of your time.
Chet
From the “What-kind-of-fucked-up-shit-is-this?” Department: Here’s a YouTube video of a Texas judge beating the shit out of his cerebal palsy-ridden daughter for illegally downloading music and games in 2004.
ned
What, no link to Charlie Pierce?
mark f
“Glouchester”
No H. And it’s pronounced “Gloss-tah.”
Judas Escargot
@Calouste:
Translation: He knew how to use a slide rule, and lookup numbers in a book of tables.
Nothing wrong with that job, but a “Rocket scientist”, he is not.