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Scott Brown shows why compromising is a fool's errand.

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The race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren is much closer than many have anticipated.  As a resident of Massachusetts my personal observation is such that the race has been rather "civil" other than the whole Cherokee kerfuffle.   However one thing that does jump is the occasional reference to Brown standing with Wall St. against the little guy. Why is this odd? Well, because Scott Brown was the only Republican to vote for the Dodd-Frank bill.  In fact you could say he was a critical bill passing vote . This may have to do with him catering to his consistency or it may have everything to do with his principles that are built entirely on quick sand.   A man who wrote a portion of RomneyCare and then beamed with pride while announcing that is not a man who views limited Government as a fight worth pursuing.  Still, the reason for why a politician does this or that is best left to folks smarter than me. So how is it that the Warren campaign effectively framed Brow