questions! In fact, it is to his credit that they do always ask him tough questions - and he always gives them thoughtful answer. If Brown thinks the questions he is asked are hard, it may mean he is not up to the job. Not to mention, "I'm still reading the bill" is not a great answer. The responses at the link are hilarious. I guess if you are best known for a truck, a barn coat, and a cosmo photo you should not talk of "fluff" when speaking of a woman, who is a Harvard professor and who worked with Congress on overseeing TARP.
His tone throughout that interview is whining - not to mention he claims many things that he has no business claiming. The START treaty and Don't Ask Don't Tell would both have passed without him. Kerry did an incredible job on START - Brown just voted yes, making that decision along with a large number of Republicans. He really seems to have internalized his image as being bipartisan. I suspect that most people know that he is bipartisan ONLY because there are vote that he has to make or he would not be reelected. Not to mention, mentioning Dodd/Frank cost the tax payer $19 billion which the banks were supposed to pay may not be that smart. (As to negative press, no MSM asked about his holding Bank of America stock at that point - even though it is far closer to Brown than trades in the Heinz accounts to Kerry.)
He also seems to be grandstanding a lot - like calling for an investigation of Fannie and Freddie.
The fishery issues may actually show one major difference between the two. Brown was out there grandstanding when the issue came up calling for the elimination of regulation. Kerry carefully worked with everyone and is now asking for what seems a very good solution that potentially could both help the fishermen and restore at least a small amount of trust in government. (I hope NOAA sees it as a reasonable idea.)
Another observation from the video - Brown is really losing hair fast.
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