Make sure to check out John Fund’s interview with Scott Brown:

“People out there are disgusted,” he says, shaking his head. “Especially with any one party dominating government and talking down to them. They want straight talk, no BS. A focus on jobs and what really creates them. They want problem solvers in office, and it helped me that I was able to show I could work with Democrats in the legislature.”
That last point has not gotten the attention it deserves. For all of the excitement Mr. Brown generated among conservatives, his actual legislative record reveals a man who rejects ideological rigidity on most issues.

Here’s another snippet:

Asked about the Senate committees he’d like to be a member of, Mr. Brown mentions Armed Services and Homeland Security (he’s a 30-year National Guard veteran) along with Appropriations. The last choice seems mildly surprising; Appropriations is the Senate’s “favor factory”—it parcels out earmarks. “I’ve not been shy in the legislature about telling people no,” he says. “I’ve told groups I don’t think a grant is for them, and we’ve improved the transparency of earmarks here in the legislature. Let’s bring the power of the Internet to Congress so people can debate and control earmarks.”

More here.