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Week of June 21, 2009 - June 27, 2009

A challenge to all Senators - ESPECIALLY BAUCUS

June 22, 2009, 7:20PM

Are you willing to give up that nice cushy free medical insurance you have and go into the free market as an individual purchaser?
Every pre existing condition wouldn't be covered
You would pay a lot of money for significantly reduced coverage
You would be forced to put your own family at risk
Many plans won't offer mental health coverage - no matter what the cost. Sorry David Vitter - you'll have to pay out of pocket for those "therapy" sessions.
Just do it for three or four months. Make sure you are very careful not to get injured or sick. Oh - and make sure you are VERY honest on that huge questionnaire they give you. One little white lie or omission will disqualify payment on whatever illness you have. That is of course unless you are too sick to even qualify - which many of you will find that you are.

At the very least you'll have a new appreciation for your free healthcare paid for by us.

MAX BAUCUS OR MAX F**K-US - FOLLOW THE MONEY TO FIND OUT

June 22, 2009, 5:03PM

Max Baucus top contributors - 2005 - 2010 (data from Opensecrets.org)

Well there it is folks. The reason Max Baucus will NOT allow a public option to be part of health care reform and therefore the reason reform will fail. A bill that doesn't include a public option will be the death of real reform for a long, long time. A plan without a public option would be weak and enemic, and the Republicans would be sharpening their forked tongues to collectively shout "We told you so". That will become their campaign slogans. We told you so? FU! You guys are only interested in ensuring your corporate masters are well fed so you can continue to suckle the teat of sweet sweet bribes - I mean campaign contributions and remain in power. Unfortunately for Progressives I think Max Baucus may be no different.

The table above shows his top five contributors. They are all either health care companies, or have direct ties through their investments to health care and pharmaceutical companies. A firm that invests heavily in health care probably doesn't want those firms to have to compete. This is of course the problem with our entire system of elections.

Why would the health insurance and pharmaceutical industry be so interested in Max Baucus? Has health care and big pharma all the sudden found a home in Montana? Why not Bernie Sanders? Oh - that's right - because he's the chair of the finance committee and he can make sure that when the public is screaming for reform - he can shut them up with a "It's not on the table". Well Max - guess what - it better be on the fucking table or you'll be out of a job. Any Democrat who stands in the way of this won't get voted back into office. It's black and white. Either we get a public plan - or you guys GET THE FUCK OUT.

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I'm a pretty (OK, very) vocal critic of the Bush administration I figure I can still talk about them until they are either brought to justice, or until our Country has wiped the stain of blood and shame away. I have an equal distaste for the Christian right wing, and for the right wing talkers that permeate the airwaves like vermin or cockroaches.

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