Scott Brown, trying to prove he is as independent as the platform he ran on, is going to break with the Republican Party and vote for the Jobs Bill put forth by the Democratic Party.
On one hand, Brown needs to stay in lockstep with the Republican Party to appease party leadership.
On the other hand, he needs to not seem too red in a traditionally-blue state.
Thus, he votes for a jobs bill, despite admitting that he believes it is "not perfect".
Perhaps this is the dawn of a new congress. I would love to see more of this in the future from members of both parties.
Update: http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/with-g-o-p-help-senate-advances-jobs-bill/?emc=na
Scott Brown went first, then the two senators from Maine jumped ship, and then 2 other Republican senators.
Feel like I'm witnessing the apocalypse right now. Maybe Obama will have more luck pushing through other jobs creation proposals and economic reforms.
Wow.
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