Is Scott Brown just a pretty face?

It looks to me like Scott Brown might be beginning to have a bit of a public image problem as it's becoming increasingly difficult to know what he stands for.

First, he snubs the April 14, 2010 Boston Tea Party and the Teabaggers who played no small part in getting him elected. Then, as reported in the April 15, 2010 Boston Globe, and quoted in numerous other media sources, he doesn't seem to have much to say about the regulatory reform that he so strongly opposes.

Brown opposes current financial overhaul bill

Brown left open the possibility that he could support a compromise.

"I want to see when it's going to come up, how it's going to come up,'' he said. "I'm always open to trying to work something through so it is truly bipartisan.''

Brown, whose vote could be critical as Democrats seek to find a GOP member to avoid a filibuster, assiduously avoided talking about specifics.

When asked what areas he thought should be fixed, he replied: "Well, what areas do you think should be fixed? I mean, you know, tell me. And then I'll get a team and go fix it.''

And then there's Brown's even more confused appearance on the April 18, 2010 "Face The Nation" reported in the next day's Boston Herald:

After being asked about whether he believes the country is being pushed toward socialism during the interview, Brown responded - and I quote from CBS’s transcript:

“I know that the President should start to focus on jobs and job
creation and– and– and– and– and that hasn’t been done. Since I’ve been here we’ve done health care, which they obviously rammed through by using a parliamentary procedure that has never been used for something this big ever. And then the bill as we’re finding out is– is flawed, seriously flawed. It’s going to cost medical device companies in my state, you know, thousands of jobs. But then, we’re taking– we’re talking now about regulation reform. We’re politicizing that. Maybe– I’ve heard illegal immigration is going to come forth. When we’re in Pakistan andAfghanistan, the only thing they talked about from the Presidents all the way down to the poorest farmer were jobs. Since I’ve been here, I’ve heard zero talk about jobs. So, I’ll let– leave that up to the political pundits, but I know from what I’ve seen that we need to focus on jobs and the President should start to do so.”

Really? Zero talk about jobs? That’s curious, because I distinctly remember Brown supporting a Democratic jobs bill in late February. The following are Brown’s words following the vote.

“I came to Washington to be an independent voice, to put politics aside, and to do everything in my power to help create jobs for Massachusetts families,” Brown said in a statement. “This Senate jobs bill is not perfect. I wish the tax cuts were deeper and broader, but I voted for it because it contains measures that will help put people back to work.”

It looks like Brown may be trying to reposition himself politically. But where? And does he even know himself.