Does Scott Brown's win help the Democrats ??

Actually, it probably does. Losing their supermajority means that they will have to at least attract at least some Republican votes for any legislation. There is always the low hanging fruit embodied by the RINO sisters in Maine and there is always the possibility that McCain will flash his "maverick" credentials. Any such votes would give a bill the illusion of bipartisanship.

It also means that they will (most likely) abandon plans for the truly crazy stuff. Hard to claim that the country is secretly wildly in favor of ObamaCare, cap-and-trade, etc. after last night.

Will this help Obama ?? Probably not so much. There have been pundits lately comparing a Brown victory with the Republican landslide of '94 and noting how Clinton benefited by being forced to the center. Is there anything in Mr. "I won" 's make-up to suggest that he can follow anything other than the hard left playbook? He has no real world experience to draw upon and, after spending his political life being told how wonderful HE is, has not had to face adversity.

Maybe Glenn Reynolds was right, comparing Obama to Carter was a best-case scenario.