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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMax Baucus, the person who insured the ACA did not have a public auction, now helps insure that
there are not background checks
Because of the Supreme Court it is good we have a majority in the Senate, but with jerks like him we need to be more selective
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Max Baucus, the person who insured the ACA did not have a public auction, now helps insure that (Original Post)
still_one
Apr 2013
OP
He also pretty much ran the Health Care debate and made sure his corporate donors
sabrina 1
Apr 2013
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TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)1. "Option"--Baucus also declared that Obamacare will be a "train wreck".
I hope he goes down next election. I'd rather his seat be taken by a Repub, to be honest.
still_one
(92,396 posts)7. In this I agree /nt
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)2. Public Option was like even among cons who heard it...but
Because GOP has changed senate rules defacto we don't have a controlling share of senators in congre....congerss any longer...
FDR had an average of 70 dems in congress, LBJ had around 59% average...
The 2010 elections really hurt America
tridim
(45,358 posts)6. Modern Democrats only get 3/5ths of a vote in the senate
That number sure sounds familiar.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)3. He also pretty much ran the Health Care debate and made sure his corporate donors
didn't get a Public Option.
snooper2
(30,151 posts)4. OP get derailed when they have a lot of errors
FYI
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)5. Max Baucus staffers go on to lucrative lobbying jobs.
Like his former chief of staff Jeff Forbes , who is now a lobbyist for the NRA.
http://boldprogressives.org/in-2012-nra-hired-key-former-democratic-staffers-to-block-gun-control/#.UW8D17WG2So