BOSTON (AP) - In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century, leaving President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul in doubt and marring the end of his first year in office.

Addressing an exuberant victory celebration Tuesday night, Brown declared he was “ready to go to Washington without delay” as the crowd chanted, “Seat him now.” Democrats indicated they would, deflating a budding controversy over whether they would try to block Brown long enough to complete congressional passage of the health care plan he has promised to oppose.

“The people of Massachusetts have spoken. We welcome Scott Brown to the Senate and will move to seat him as soon as the proper paperwork has been received,” said Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin said he would notify the Senate on Wednesday that Brown had been elected.

The loss by the once-favored Democrat Martha Coakley in the Democratic stronghold was a stunning embarrassment for the White House after Obama rushed to Boston on Sunday to try to save the foundering candidate. Her defeat on Tuesday signaled big political problems for the president’s party this fall when House, Senate and gubernatorial candidates are on the ballot nationwide.

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In epic upset, GOP’s Brown wins Mass. Senate race

To paraphrase John Paul Jones, ‘We have not yet begun to fight!’ and embarrassment for the White House has only just begun as well!

A while back, I’m sure you all remember, Michelle Obama said, “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country.” Well folks, I can’t say that. You see, I have always been proud of my country!

What I can say is this, for the first time in over a year I am proud to say that I don’t feel that this nation is headed into the abyss. For the first time in over a year I got a peaceful and relaxed night of sleep and rest.

The people of Massachusetts stood and spoke, in a strong voice, ‘This is THE PEOPLES SEAT’, and by God, they meant it! The good people of Massachusetts did what was thought to be very nearly impossible, they have elected a Republican Senator! They have done the RIGHT thing!

And surely we ALL saw this coming.

Dems cast blame at each other over Senate campaign

WASHINGTON (AP) - The buck stops … Well, it was hard to tell just where the buck stopped Tuesday when it came to the Democratic party’s loss of the Massachusetts Senate seat that had been held by Edward M. Kennedy for nearly half a century.

Days before Republican state Sen. Scott Brown officially captured the seat over Democrat Martha Coakley, Washington to Boston began dodging blame and pointing fingers at each other.

Cool-headed analysis of what was driving independents from Coakley to Brown? No. The issue was who botched Democrat Martha Coakley’s Senate campaign more: her state people or national Democrats.

Most spoke the classic Washington way, under the cloak of anonymity. But President Barack Obama’s senior adviser took precise, public aim at Coakley’s camp as Brown closed in on the late Sen. Edward Kennedy’s seat.

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Dems cast blame at each other over Senate campaign

I haven’t seen it yet but I have heard they are even blaming George W. Bush.

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