Even the GOP Wouldn't Have Gone There Pre-9/11 (When EVERYthing Changed)

On Tuesday, Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts joined every other REPUBLICAN in blocking a bill calling for equal pay for equal work for women.

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There is an alibi, of course, just as there was when he voted with the REPUBLICANS against making student loans a little less usurious for the people going to college:

"Sen. Brown believes strongly in fair pay, and that employers who discriminate against women should be prosecuted aggressively," said Marcie Kinzel, his Senate spokesperson. "However, on the bill before the Senate, Sen. Brown believes it will put more burdens on small businesses and could lead to job losses at a time when our economy can least afford it."

[Brown] himself called it "the right cause but the wrong bill." We eagerly await his introduction of the right bill for that particular cause.

  Charlie Pierce

And on that day, Charlie, Satan will be skating to work.