Report: Bayh's Wife Made Millions As Board Member For Health Insurer

[babsbunny]

Report: Bayh's Wife Made Millions As Board Member For Health Insurer

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/10/report_bayhs_wife_made_millions_as_board_member_fo.php?ref=mp

Zachary Roth | October 29, 2009, 2:15PM

Yesterday, Sen. Evan Bayh joined his colleague Joe Lieberman in suggesting that he may oppose health-care reform, citing concerns about the deficit. Bayh has long been one of the more conservative members of the Democratic caucus. But is his stance also affected by the fact that his wife has reportedly earned at least $2 million over the last six years as a member of the board of a major health insurer?

Susan Bayh's affiliation with Indianapolis-based WellPoint isn't news. But a new report on TheStreet digs into the details. It also finds that last year, Susan Bayh sat on four other corporate boards, in addition to WellPoint's. She received over $656,0000 in cash and stock for all her board work, around half of which came from WellPoint.

[barbtries]

1. and this is all legal

pure fucking corruption right in our faces. pisses me off!

[aquart]

2. Impeach his corrupt ass.

Yeah, that'll happen.

[Generator]

3. Yeah and I'm reminded that Sen Bayh

was in the top three for Obama's veep. Obama's always been a very small D. If he continues I fear that D will be almost impossible to see anymore.

[RKP5637]

4. That explains it, I had been wondering WTF. Glad you posted this! And we

call other countries corrupt. There's practically no winning for the majority of us in this place, the damn system is stacked against you. It breeds corruption and self-serving votes and interests.

[bvar22]

5. Evan Bayh IS up for re-election in 2010.

I WILL be supporting whoever is the more progressive challenger in his Indiana Primary.

I would like to see this become a Nationally Co-Ordinated effort by The Left to target Evan Bayh.




"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans. I want us to compete for that great mass of voters that want a party that will stand up for working Americans, family farmers, and people who haven't felt the benefits of the economic upturn."---Paul Wellstone

[Mojambo]

6. I'm sure our distinguished media will insist on Senator Bayh addressing this issue. n/t

[spanone]

7. hell, bill frist was part owner of HCA*, defrauders of medicare/medicaid & he was a senator

HCA was fined 1.7 BILLION for their fraud...largest fine ever for medicare/medicaid fraud

*hospital corporation of america

[walldude]

8. So did Liebermans...

http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/glenn-greenwald-lieberman-and-bayh-enrichi

[chollybocker]

9. Audit their asses off.

[old mark]

10. Evidently Evan Bayh was a contender for Obama's VP. I'd like to see him

out of office completely. His family has millions in insurance stock, and they made another fortune when Bayh announced he would fillibuster and insurance stocks went way up...

mark

[Sebastian Doyle]

11. Dodd's wife has similar connections

Granted, he isn't threatening a filibuster. But he definitely has a conflict of interest in being one of the responsible parties in negotiating the Senate bill.

[Peregrine Took]

12. But, but but he's in a red state and he needs all the DLC support he can get!

[classysassy]

13. Disgraceful

dishonest,disgusting,those crooks and their wives are just plain greedy and don't care about the needy in this country,just their bottom line.