I, at least, thought it was a joke. Reasonable people can disagree, but it’s really wrong to take one line out of a 20-minute monologue and pass judgment on that one line. And here’s Kathryn’s take from over in the Corner

Beck’s larger point was, as great as it is that there is an “R” next to a senator’s name in Massachusetts, we really don’t know too much about him yet. One analysis has his voting record in the state legislature to the left of Susan Collins.

But one thing Dems are missing with their hope that he does move to the left is that he has a built-in health-care defense: “We have universal coverage in Massachusetts. If you want it in your states, talk to your governor.” It does give him a certain insulation on a divisive issue as he starts he starts his new career.