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President Barack Obama (D-Chi) went up to Massachusetts this past weekend on the most unlikely of tasks, to rally the base, to salvage a Senate seat that as recently as ten days ago was a lock for the Democrat party. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley was on cruise control, tomorrow’s special election to fill the seat long held by the late Ted Kennedy all but a formality.

Then Scott Brown, Coakley’s virtually unknown opponent, began running on one issue, and one issue only, that he will stop Obamacare. He promised to uphold the Republican filibuster, and send health care reform “back to the drawing board.” The state’s Republican minority responded first, followed by Independents, who outnumber both Democrats and Republicans in the state. Finally, even some Democrats have started jumping ship as Coakley, and national Democrats, recognizing the crisis, have skewed to the left to activate “the base.”

One would think that enjoying success in Massachusetts by running against Obamacare should mark the death knell of the legislation. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case. Democrats are already exploring options to negate Brown’s likely victory. The first involves certifying the election. Word is out that it will take at least two weeks to do so, allowing Democrats enough time to force the legislation down an unhappy nation’s gullet.

Certification would take at least two weeks in the event of a clear victory. For a Republican to win an election in Massachusetts is comparable to the rule involving Heavyweight Boxing Championships. The challenger has to knock out the champ. He can’t win on points. For Brown to win cleanly, he will need at least a ten percentage point advantage, and that is highly unlikely. Anything closer, and there will be a recount. It is at that point that Democrats can start unearthing uncounted ballots. It seems that every good liberal in the United States has been issued a box of ballots, which sit in their garages until they are needed.

Even if Brown wins the election and is certified in a timely manner, the Democrats still have options. There are various legislative ruses they can pull to ensure that Brown’s vote is inconsequential. Failing this, they can always start bribing certain Republicans. Bribery has definitely paid off big with wavering Democrats.

How Democrat leadership can even contemplate going ahead with this fiasco of a “reform” defies belief. Perhaps it is time for Obama to step forward and provide us with some straight talk, with an honest assessment of his position on the matter. This doesn’t mean he needs to sell the plan to the American people. He has been doing that with a frenzy for the past six months, and every time he tries, more people rise up in opposition, and his once lustrous approval ratings have steadily fallen.

Instead, what Obama needs to say is, “The American people have spoken loud and clear, and understand this, I have heard you. I understand that you do not want the US government to takeover the provision of medical care in this country. I understand that you don’t trust the ability of government to do this job, that you believe health care will become more expensive, and less efficient. Let me be clear, I have heard your concerns about skyrocketing deficits which will impoverish your children and your children’s children. I have heard this, but I don’t care.

“I realize you are opposed to this program, that you think it will fail disastrously, but I don’t care. The fact is, I am smarter than you, and I know what is good for you, even if you don’t. There are times when humility and the willingness to listen to those with whom we agree is timely and proper. For me, those times are when I am facing our nation’s enemies. But when it comes the American people, it is time for you to shut up and take it. This is for your own good.”