Scott Brown files for Mass. state pension

[DonViejo]

State senator. US senator from Massachusetts. Would-be US senator from New Hampshire. Fox News commentator. And now, or soon, pensioner.

Former senator Scott Brown, who won a Senate seat in Massachusetts and lost one in New Hampshire, is ready for retirement. Brown has applied for his state pension, in Massachusetts, based on his nearly 17 years of state, county, and municipal service, which also entitles him to retiree health benefits.

Brown, 55, filed his application to the State Board of Retirement on Nov. 17, 13 days after he came up short by less than 16,000 votes against US Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the New Hampshire Democrat.

Availing himself of the public pension to which he contributed during his time in office clouds Brown’s political future, particularly if he chooses to remain in New Hampshire, political analysts said. Part of Brown’s core argument in last year’s campaign was that he had roots in the state, and was more philosophically aligned with its residents than with those in Massachusetts.

“You can’t fault anybody for getting their pension that they’ve earned, but if you’re looking at running for another state office, it’s probably not the best timing or message you want to have delivered,” said Ron Bonjean, a Republican public affairs strategist in Washington, D.C.

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[Warren Stupidity]

1. I can fault ANY republican who takes a pension, because those fucking hypocrites are doing

their fucking best to portray everyone else who has earned a government pension as some sort of leach. So fuck scott brown.

[2naSalit]

3. That's a very good point

and I couldn't agree more with that sentiment.

[ND-Dem]

4. +100

[yeoman6987]

5. Good point, but he still earned it

If we start picking and choosing who gets a pension, no one will.

[Kingofalldems]

7. Who said he wasn't entitled? Looks like you just made that up.

We ARE justified in calling him a hypocrite.

[yeoman6987]

9. I don't remember him saying take away pensions

You'll have to site your source on that claim.

[Kingofalldems]

10. His party is the source.

There is a difference between Democrats and republicans.

Look up the history of SS.

[yeoman6987]

12. I knew you didn't have a source

[Kingofalldems]

13. Look up the GOP.

That's my source. Way to defend another republican.

[MrScorpio]

11. Damn Skippy! nt

[2naSalit]

2. Maybe that's the

last we'll have to hear of him?

One can only hope. Giving him the coverage would probably be a small price to pay for him to just STFU and go away.

[jwirr]

6. He is only 55 - why is he eligible?

[mythology]

8. If he lives to the average age,

he will be collecting his pension for longer than he worked by over half a decade.

It's almost funny that politicians who vote to cut pensions for others never do so for themselves.

[spanone]

14. grifter.

fuck him.