Tone-deaf Democrats and Scott Brown’s truck

It should come as no surprise to anyone that liberals put another notch on their belts recently by making jokes about U.S. Sen.-elect Scott Brown’s pickup truck. Being out-of-touch never looked so blatant. In a speech intended to back Mass. Atty. Gen. Martha Coakley, President Obama said, “Forget the ads. Everybody can run slick ads. Forget the truck. Everybody can buy a truck.” That line drew laughter from the crowd.

Brown, to his credit, responded, “Mr. President, unfortunately in this economy, not everybody can buy a truck. My goal is to change that by cutting spending, lowering taxes and letting people keep more of their own money.” And he’s right. People don’t invest in big-dollar purchases like automobiles in times like these. A majority of Massachusetts voters agreed, too, making history by putting a Republican in the seat held by the Democrats for decades.

Maybe it never came across the minds of liberals, in their elitism, attacking Brown that the pickup truck has led auto sales in this country for years. From the smaller models to a decked-out full size version, you’ll see pickups involved in every aspect in American life. They also missed the fact that Brown’s truck is American-made, by GM of all places. Like most of us, Brown hasn’t been going out and getting newer models. He’s put more than 200,000 miles on his vehicle.

This episode is eerily reminiscent of when Obama went to San Francisco in 2008 and tore into small-town America, saying, “And it’s not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” Sounds a little more like the bitterness and antipathy is coming from the left side of the aisle. It’s no wonder the country is in the depths of buyer’s remorse.

Though Massachusetts is a decidedly blue state, the voter registration numbers tilt heavily in favor of independents. Recently, independents have been swinging races across the country, and they’re not happy with the way liberals are acting. From bailouts to health care, cap-and-trade and giveaways to unions, they’re realizing that their voices and opinions and needs aren’t making it to the powers that be.

Liberals are now reaping what they’ve sown. Long-time Congressional Democrats are retiring. U.S. Rep. John Spratt is reportedly considering not running for reelection. Others, up and down the line, are switching parties. Because voters have seen the liberals for who they really are, the tide is switching back to conservatives, who will get this country working again.