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MAX BAUCUS OR MAX F**K-US - FOLLOW THE MONEY TO FIND OUT
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 think this link spells it out a little more:
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.php?cycle=2010&cid=N00004643&type=C&mem=
Top Baucus contributors include Schering-Plough, Amgen, Blue Cross, New York Life Insurance, Aetna, and Merck.
June 22, 2009 6:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, I am from Montana and I am fucking ashamed by this man. You can not imagine the gut kicking pain I am feeling knowing that we have loosed the abomination on an unsuspecting America. I voted for this man in the past and now I have nothing but shame and guilt for doing so. My American friends, I sincerely apologize for my actions. Again, I am sorry.
June 22, 2009 8:15 PM | Reply | Permalink