Baucus = FAIL

[ProSense]

Sen. Grassley promises not to sell out his party

By Alexander Bolton

Sen. Chuck Grassley, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee, has assured his GOP colleagues that he will not sell them out and strike a private deal with Democrats on healthcare reform, according to Republican senators.

Grassley (Iowa), who is known for having a close relationship with Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and has been negotiating behind closed doors with Democrats for weeks, made the promise to the entire Senate Republican Conference at a meeting late on Wednesday, according to several senators who attended.

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Baucus struck a deal with Republicans before giving the Democratic Conference a chance to review the deal, a maneuver that enraged his party leaders and gave bipartisan momentum to President George W. Bush’s tax package, which ultimately became law.

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Now that Baucus is unable to report a deal by the end of next week, pressure will grow on Democratic leaders to force action on the Finance panel. That would mean pressing Baucus to report a bill with minimal GOP support or moving ahead without Baucus’s input.

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[Sebass1271]

1. Baucus is an embarrassment to our party. I contacted his

office and was told to back off!. He is a republican sheep! he doesn't care about the common people.

[Teaser]

8. they told you to back off?

That's sort of a "fuck me? fuck me? NO, FUCK YOU!" moment.

[Cha]

9. They don't tell constituents to "back off"..

baucus needs to back the hell away from quacking like a republicon.

[Sebass1271]

2. Grassley is more loyal to his party than baucus..

is this guy running for re-election? can the party do something and run someone against him nxt elections? a real democrat?

[havocmom]

5. Baucus was re-elected last fall

I am stuck with the damned DINO

[Cha]

10. Yes, baucus is a traitor..

to his party.

[glowing]

3. We have 60, I don't care for any "deals" with pukes. Most people don't give a shit

either.. they want real change with healthcare issues with a public option that really works in saving money and keeps people from denials or drops when they need to use it or are thrown out of their job because of the depression.

[ProSense]

4. Baucus is why we needed to have Kennedy on health care.

Kennedy got a bill done, and it's the preferred (dominant) bill.

[Teaser]

6. EPIC BAUCUS FAIL

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[Arkana]

7. Then we move ahead without that dickhole.