By: MARTIN KADY II
One primary night seems to have shattered nerves across the Capitol.
Instead of toeing the party line, two Democratic senators broke away and handed Harry Reid an embarrassing – albeit temporary – loss on financial reform because they wanted more aggressive measures. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) seems to have reversed a plan to vote with the Democrats to advance the Wall Street bill, further upsetting the once smooth path to passage for the bill.
The takeaway message from Tuesday night is that nobody’s safe, and they feel like they might be punished by voters for actually being bipartisan.
The unpredictable swings signal that this is going to be a long five months for congressional leaders if they want to build any consensus deals on legislation.
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