COAKLEY'S SPEEDY CONCESSION MUST HAVE RILED OBAMA AND HIS TROOP

Yesterday, I figured a 5% victory by Mr. Brown represented the minimum margin of victory he required to insure being certified as the winner. Of course, yesterday, I figured a 5% victory was virtually impossible. After all, we are talking about Massachusetts. However, even given my original supposition, I suspect Obama would have preferred a little more time to ponder the possible options which could impact returns in his favor. Given Obama's ferocity on the campaign trail, unconcerned with such trivialities as ethics and law, I'm sure he would have wished to have had time to leave no gravestone unturned. This pursuit was, however, largely derailed by Ms. Coakley's quick (at least for Democrats) concession.

Ms. Coakley's concession was so timely, if not possessing the customary graciousness typical of a Republican in the same situation, I immediately asked myself why? Could she be a decent and honorable person that simply misguidedly aligned herself completely with Obama's ultra-left agenda? No, came to mind as fast as if I were asked if I thought George Bush was a conservative. There is no way a fair minded person, governed by conscience could favor any legislation(Obamacare) that has such a well- documented history of lies, deception, secrecy, and bribery. So why did she do it? I've concluded that since Obama's crowd was throwing insults and criticism at her and her campaign, even before a single vote was cast, she felt Obama's lead- weighted coattails were largely responsible for her defeat and 'Team Obama's' attacks were cowardly and inappropriate. If these were her feelings, feelings I, in fact, share, she may have felt that a rapid concession would narrow Obama's options to contest the election and thus serve as a last laugh before she was sent to the 'cheap seats' next to Rev. Wright.

Regardless of 'Team Obama's' spin, this election was unquestionably a referendum on the President. Mr. Brown's positions could not have been more divergent from Obama's and Ms. Coakley's could not have been more tightly bound to Obama's agenda and methods. Democrats say that the election was merely an unfortunate result of an anti-incumbency movement overtaking the nation,(implying it is a bad thing!) but make no mistake, if Ms. Coakley had not been so heavily ballasted by the President, she would have won handily.