Congratulations Scott Brown. You have proved that the people of America want to be represented in Washington, not controlled by Washington. Not just those in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but all Americans. 

Why did Scott Brown win? I think there is a bit of Sarah Palin's plain, honest talk we can all relate to and some of Mitt Romney's directness and class.  And of course, we're not the lemmings this administration was hoping we were.

American's always seem to come back from the edge of disaster just in time. We like bandwagons. Our risk-taking personalities go out on a limb for the newest fad like electing a Chicago progressive we knew nothing about (and still don't) to head the greatest country on earth, and then we complain when we wind up with a pig in a poke.

I've always found it interesting that you can feel the energy of winners and the lack of it in those who are destined to lose. Obama had that winning energy before the general election spurred on by tapping into a universal desire for change without explaining what his change would mean. His deceptive, slick presentation mesmerized voters. We can only hope that will never happen again.

On the other hand, Scott Brown's energy came from honesty and an acknowledgment that the people we send to Washington are there to express our wishes. He will be sitting in "the people's seat."

Martha Coakley did not have that energy. You could see it in her face Tuesday morning — her eyes — there was no spark. You could read it in her carefully phrased comments. She was not going to win. Even the liberal pundits on MSNBC were predicting Brown would come out ahead. Chris Matthews on Morning Joe wondered how someone like Coakley could even get as far as she did and Joe Scarborough, a former moderate Republican Representative from Florida, now the "cup a Joe" anchor, joined the chorus along with the rest of the gang and guest Tom Brokaw who was a bit more reserved in his comments.

All day Tuesday political analysts from both sides were blaming Coakley for running a bad campaign. True, this was no genius effort. She assumed she would inherit the senate seat and her elitist attitude told her she deserved it. Coakley's gaffs rivaled Joe Biden's, and let's face it, she was just plain lazy!  But those are not the reasons she sank like a rock in the polls and popularity.

Mitt Romney indicated election day on Fox and Friends — that this was about more than Coakley's lousy campaign — it's a referendum on Obama's policies. I think all American's have had an overdose of Obama —  his unbelievable bon vivant attitude about spending the tax payers money — like a kid in a candy story.  We have been over-exposed to Obama rhetoric. We have learned we can't trust Obama or the Democrat Congress. Why would we want to strengthen the outrageous behavior by sending an obvious clone to D.C.?

To those who say that this win for the Republicans will bring Obama to the center, stop dreaming. He is a progressive with Marxist tendencies. He supports one-world socialism. He will craft speeches that sound like a moderate, but don't you believe it. This President will not "change" to follow the will of the people.

Frankly its been a relief to focus on this Senate campaign and think about something other than health-carelessness. Now we have to make sure that the Senate seats the newest Senator. Harry Reid said election night that Brown would be seated as soon as the Senate receives the proper paper work. We shall see.

Again, congratulations Scott Brown. Let's keep "trucking." We have a long way to go before we stop this health care reform, among other things, and return truth, sanity and Constitutional government to Washington. Are you ready?

Copyright 2009 Grass Roots Annie