Talkingpointsmemo reports Baucus Says New Deadline for Health Care Sept. 15!

[flpoljunkie]

(Are you kidding me? We definitely need a 'Baucus' clock!)

Baucus Says New Deadline For Health Care: Sept. 15, With Or Without The GOP

By Brian Beutler - July 31, 2009, 3:45PM

After delaying and delaying health care legislation, and then missing the deadline to complete work on a bill by August recess, Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) now says the new deadline for health care reform is September 15--one week after Senate returns to work.

Crucially, though, he says his committee will begin marking up legislation with or without GOP support. In other words, it's put up or shut up time for Republicans.

Baucus may have little choice. Mid-September would leave precious little time for the bill to be merged with the Senate HELP committee's legislation, debated, and passed on the floor before October when Congress is set to pass a budget reconciliation bill. A budget reconciliation bill can't be filibustered, and Democrats have kept alive the possibility of passing reform legislation (or certain aspects of reform legislation) via reconciliation, if Republicans don't allow a vote on a stand-alone reform bill by the fall.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/baucus-says-new-deadline-for-health-care-sept-15.php?ref=fpblg

[alcibiades_mystery]

1. Baucus Clock Needed, with Committee Chairmanship tied to results

It should be put up or shut up time for Senator Baucus.

[Hutzpa]

2. Wouldn't agree more

we need to make a push for Baucus clock it's worth having.

[KansDem]

3. Perhaps the DU admins could put up a "Bauc•Clock" on the homepage

A countdown to September 15!

"Bauc•Clock Now!!!" "Bauc•Clock Now!!!" "Bauc•Clock Now!!!" "Bauc•Clock Now!!!"

[BlooInBloo]

6. I see your Baucaus clock, and I raise you a Stop Dancing And Just Can His Ass.

:P

[Beetwasher]

8. I Raise You A "Kick The Fucker To The Curb And Make Him Grovel For His Gavel"

n/t

[PA Democrat]

9. Give Max the ax.

[MarjorieG]

4. Wonder if he'll include the rest of the Dems on the committee

[SpartanDem]

10. Why would he start now?

[Thrill]

5. Oh well. Until Obama gets tough on his own party, this is going to happen

He needs to start calling these guys out. Stop worrying about whether everyone likes him or not.

[Sebastian Doyle]

7. This is all a fucking setup, and the whore media is completely in on it.

They're going to blow up the 9-12 teabagger rally into a much larger event than it actually is, and then they're going to claim it was a "massive public outcry against "soshialiezed meddisun"!!!!11!!11!!

And that's my "best case scenario". There's a more cynical part of me that says Dick Cheney is planning a little "anniversary celebration" of his favorite day in September, and if they pull that off, there won't be a health care vote, or any other vote on anything, except maybe on how to get away with blaming Iran for whatever it is they do. :tinfoilhat: