Simon: Scott Brown and Jim Webb set an example

ROGER L. SIMON, PAJAMAS MEDIA, 1/19/2009 - In the wildly partisan environment of American politics, two men didn’t sound like crazed ideologues tonight. One of them we all saw was Scott Brown. The other, reacting like a grownup to the will of the voters, was Democratic Senator (VA) Jim Webb, who wrote these eloquent words:

In many ways the campaign in Massachusetts became a referendum not only on health care reform but also on the openness and integrity of our government process. It is vital that we restore the respect of the American people in our system of government and in our leaders. To that end, I believe it would only be fair and prudent that we suspend further votes on health care legislation until Senator-elect Brown is seated.

Too bad Webb isn’t the leader of his party and not that endless parade of sleaze-merchants appearing on TV tonight blaming Martha Coakley. This was a much more significant election that that. Read more at Roger L. Simon's Blog...