Democrats are, of course, praying for a major split in the Republican party - and they might just get one.

I watched the speech - as expected - long on rhetoric, short on specifics and solutions.

Scott Brown is pro-choice. Unless he is somehow able to convincingly mediate his position, which will be difficult, he is toast from the git-go as a GOP presidential possibility, unless, of course, the 'pro-lifers' all go for Tea, leaving the Republicans to adopt a more pragmatic position on the issue.

But even in that unlikely scenario, he would be splitting the conservative vote with the Tea candidate.

It looks good for the Dems in 2012, though I would not be surprised if the candidate turned out to be someone other than the incumbent.