# Congrats Scott Brown! Massachusetts Has A Great New Senator!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-scott-brown-massachusetts-has-a-great-new-senator/525650>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [January 20, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-scott-brown-massachusetts-has-a-great-new-senator/525650 "2010-01-20T02:27:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-scott-brown-massachusetts-has-a-great-new-senator/525650/141 "2010-01-23T00:14:04Z")

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> [@muldoonthief](#):
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> I’m not saying I assume motives a priori

No, I’m saying that’s what you’re doing. And with good reason.

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> I’m saying that trying to determine motives based on results is a worthwhile exercise.

Then try it

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> If you want to assume that a state house that included the likes of DiMasi and Wilkerson always acts solely for the benefit of the state as a whole, that’s certainly your right.

I’m done with your partisan nonsense.

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**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2010, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congrats-scott-brown-massachusetts-has-a-great-new-senator/525650/142 "2010-01-23T01:13:36Z")

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> [@GilaB](#):
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> It figures that the one state with decent healthcare scuttled it for the rest of us.

Your state is welcome to copy the Massachussetts plan and achieve 95%+ coverage too.

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