Scott Brown Announces Support For START Treaty

[cal04]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/12/scott-brown-announces-support-for-start-treaty.php?ref=fpi

Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA) today announced that he would both vote in favor of cloture on the START treaty and for its eventual passage, bucking GOP leadership. Many of his party's leaders have been complaining that they haven't had enough time to review the treaty, signed in April, and that last weekend's Don't Ask Don't Tell repeal vote "poisoned" the lame duck session.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs announced earlier today that the Administration expects the treaty to pass, due in part to Senators like Brown willing to buck party leadership on the legislation.

While Brown sided with leadership on their opposition to the DREAM Act and the omnibus spending bill last weekend, he did vote in favor of repealing DADT.

[Tx4obama]

1. I'm liking me some Scott Brown. He votes w/ the dems quite often !!!

I bet the teaparty'ers heads have been exploding lately ;)

[chelsea0011]

2. So much so they are bust trying to find a candidate to run against him.

[SoCalDem]

4. He's trying to hold onto that seat.. If he changes his party affiliation, he might get to keep it

but he won't do that..so he's probably done in '12...unless they run Coakley again:)

[Arkana]

3. I'm torn between hating Scott Brown because this will make it harder

to get rid of him and being grateful for his support, even though I know it's out of self-preservation.