Kona Kohala Blog

The people have spoken, long live pluralism.  There is now once again hope for our economy.  The significance of the Massachusetts can not be over stated.  All year there has been a growing discontent among American voters aimed at the health care overhaul yet no one on capital hill seemed to hear.

It wasn't until a little know guy by the name of Scott Brown ran for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Ted Kennedy on the narrowest of platforms.  He said that if elected, he would make sure the health bill would not be passed (the senate needed its super majority of 60 votes to pass the bill and without the Kennedy seat it only had 59), nothing more.  On that one promise he was elected in a historically democrat state, into the seat held by "the father of health care in this country", Ted Kennedy, and the first Republican in 30 years elected to office in the great state of Massachusetts.

Not only has the Obama health care bill been shot down but the democrats can no longer ram rod anything they want through the senate.  We the people can now look for some positive change in this country.  The people have spoken and those in office who wish to keep their jobs had better listen; it's no longer what Obama or Pelosi or Reid want, it's what we the people want and what we the people need, someone has to gauge that.

Now that both sides of the aisle are represented once again we will hopefully have some positive dialog about turning this country around.  Come November of this year we will see more people from the hill looking for work and in a couple more years we'll see a new president come into office, one who will be less concerned about himself and more concerned about we the people.  We had become complacent but I think we are now awakening.

It's individual effort that made this country strong, it was entrepreneurship that build our industries and our businesses.  With two sides of the house and senate now in play we should see ideas sparked that will again revitalize those industries, businesses and entrepreneurs.  Once that happens we'll see people going back to work and then we'll see our economy turn around.

Scott Brown's election was a giant step in the right direction, a wake up call to all those who felt insulated from the American People in their ivory or marble towers standing high above the swamps of Washington D.C..  It's time to listen and time to act, not in your best interest Mr. and Ms. Congressbody or Senatebody but in my best interest.  You work for me and your longevity depends on the job review I give you.  Work for me or find yourself on the street and it won't be K Street.