You may have heard that last week Massachusetts had a history-making special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy’s senate seat. Massachusetts, mainly consisting of Democrats, elected Republican Scott Brown to fill that empty seat. Something that hasn’t happened since 1972.
Recently I learned that I have yet another reason to be glad that I voted for Scott Brown: he rides a motorcycle, a Victory at that. Senator “Beefcake” (we’ve all seen the Cosmo centerfold that he was in 20+ yrs. ago) may be the bain of MA democrats and causing Washington to back pedal in a major way, but I just want to gather some of my fellow biker buddies and go for a long ride with him leading the way!
Senator elect Scott Brown a.k.a Senator "Beefcake"
Senator-elect Scott Brown & his Victory (photo lifted from bostonbiker.com)
Sure, our senior senator John Kerry, also rides a bike. He used to ride BMWs until he ran for president in 2004, when he made the switch to Harley-Davidson to appear like a True American. But somehow I just don’t get the impression that Kerry would be as cool to hang out with. I guess I still have a bad taste in my mouth from his presidential campaign run.
John Kerry going for a spin on an HD
Undoubtedly, two senators have differing opinions when it comes to politics, but I bet they can share a story or two about a past time that we can all get behind. I wonder if having two motorcycle riders for senators will help federal motorcycle rights legislation…