Out of the cascade of commentary about Tuesday's upset by a Republican in Democrat-rich Massachusetts came this gem from state Sen. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, who used to shoot hoops with the U.S. senator-elect in college:
"To the legions of Republicans in Florida who are claiming the 'I'm Scott Brown mantle,' let me say this: 'I know Scott Brown, Scott Brown was a friend of mine ...you're no Scott Brown.' "
The riff on the famous slap at Republican Dan Quayle after he compared himself to Jack Kennedy during the 1988 vice presidential debate was spot on. The leading candidates for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat -- Gov. Charlie Crist, Marco Rubio and U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek -- are all career politicians who commit sins of omission when they distance themselves from the establishment.
Keep reading here. And here's Lloyd Bentsen's 15 minutes:
Just goes to show...you can have a sense of humor about things AND be a serious-minded candidate. I'm voting for DAN this fall!
Posted by: Mark Crampt | January 23, 2010 at 09:56 AM
C'mon, what's this about Lloyd Bentsen 15 minutes? He was a highly respected, longtime US Senator (beat the first George Bush in one of his races) and an able Treasury Sec. under Bill Clinton. Somebodsy needs to brush up on their history.
Bob Goldstein
President
Democrats Of South Dade Club
Posted by: Bob Goldstein | January 23, 2010 at 12:18 PM
I just hope Brown is a Ron Reagan conservative!!
Posted by: bob hill | January 24, 2010 at 06:09 PM