One person can make a difference
Published 12:00 am Saturday, January 23, 2010
Can one person make a difference? I’ve often heard it said but very seldom have seen it accomplished.
Last week, a man who was rarely heard of, changed the whole political climate in America. His name is Scott Brown, a Republican Senator from Massachusetts, one of the most liberal states in America. In one of the biggest upsets in our country’s history, Scott Brown defeated State Attorney General Martha Coakley, a Democrat, to become the U.S. Senator.
The seat was owned by the late Sen. Ted Kennedy for over 35 years and was expected to be filled by Coakley.
When Brown entered the race, polls showed him 31 percentage points behind Coakley. The gap closed as the campaign progressed, and a week prior to the election, polls showed Brown and Coakley even with Brown given a chance to win.
Tuesday, the almost impossible happened. Brown was elected U.S. Senator to fill the vacancy created by Sen. Ted Kennedy’s death.
What made his election so significant? Until then, the country, under the wavering leadership of President Obama, was in limbo. Health care, the economy, jobs and the country were going in the wrong direction.
The election of Scott Brown has gotten the
attention of all Americans, especially the 435 House members, the other 99 Senators, and the President. The people of Massachusetts, the most unlikely to send a message of a country going astray, did exactly that.
Scott Brown, one man with courage and a mission, made the country stop and take notice.
The message to all of us should be that we are created to make a difference in people’s lives. Maybe not as loud and clear as Scott Brown’s election, but in our community.
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