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Dems Take on Supreme Court's Giant Sell-Out of Our Democracy to Corporations

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 29, 2010.

The Supreme Court handed over our political system to corporate power, and now some lawmakers are fighting to get it back.

Wingnuts Gin Up "Max Baucus Is Drunk" Rumors, Politico Parrots Them Mindlessly

Digby, Hullabaloo. December 29, 2009.

Ever eager to give platform to baseless right-wing rumors, Politico is again...well, you know.

Could the Stupak Amendment Get the Boot in The Senate?

mcjoan, Daily Kos. November 10, 2009.

Sens. Barbara Boxer and Max Baucus seem to think so. But how ConservaDems will react is still unclear.

Why Max Baucus' 'No' Vote on the Climate Bill May Really Help Its Passage

Jeff Mcmahon, True/Slant. November 9, 2009.

By appearing to oppose the bill, Baucus may be masterfully (and manipulatively) staging its passage.

Joe Lieberman Is Obstructing Meaningful Health Reform: Time to Kick Him Off the Team

Digby, Hullabaloo. October 13, 2009.

Lieberman today told Don Imus that he wouldn't support the Baucus bill. So much for consensus.

GOP Senator Olympia Snowe on Board With Health Reform...But There's a Catch

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. October 13, 2009.

Snowe, a moderate Republican from Maine, announced she will vote for the current bill. Here's why that news is both good and bad.

New Legislation Might Guarantee a Public Option

Booman, Booman Tribune. October 13, 2009.

Sen. Thomas R. Carper (D-DE) has proposed a plan in which states would get the public option by default.

Why Was a Lightweight Montana Senator on the Finance Committee Tasked to Take on Health Care Reform?

Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. October 10, 2009.

Entrusting Baucus with the heavy job of shepherding health care reform through the upper chamber is like asking Tweety Bird to lift a bowling ball.

So, How Much Would the Baucus Health Care Bill Cost? The Numbers Are In

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. October 7, 2009.

The bill would cost $829 billion over the next decade, achieve $81 billion in deficit reduction, and cover 94% of the population.

Public Option Update: 51 Votes Secured on the Floor

Chris Bowers, Open Left. September 29, 2009.

There's a chance legislation containing a public option could still pass.

'Centrist' Dem in the Senate Offers a Health Care Proposal George Bush Would Love

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. September 22, 2009.

The Baucus proposal includes a tax intended to dupe the public into thinking it soaks the rich. In truth, it would stick it to millions in the middle class.

Update: Republicans STILL Don't Have a Health Care Plan

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. September 22, 2009.

The GOP keeps saying it agrees with 80 percent of what's in the current bill. So why all the pressure to scrap it?

Blue Dogs Offer Bogus Justifications for Opposing Real Health Reform

Chris Bowers, Open Left. September 18, 2009.

It's a process argument, and it doesn't hold water.

Progressive Reaction to Baucus: We'll Have a Public Option

mcjoan, Daily Kos. September 17, 2009.

The Baucus debacle might just end up being the kick start the Democrats needed to reinvigorate them for the fight for a public option.

Majority of Americans Who Are Not Max Baucus Know a "Scare Tactic" When They See It

mcjoan, Daily Kos. September 17, 2009.

Baucus is apparently not as smart as the majority of American people, who in a new Bloomberg poll show that they know bullshit when they see it.

The Baucus "Big, Big Tax" on the Middle Class

mcjoan, Daily Kos. September 16, 2009.

Hey Blue Dogs, you really want to jump in on this middle class tax increase known as the Baucus bill?

Co-ops Suggested in Senate Plan Are Terrible

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. September 16, 2009.

The insurance industry is being protected from not just public competition, but co-op competition.

Baucus Says He 'Worked Hard To Get That Bipartisan Support' for a Bill That Has No Bipartisan Support

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. September 16, 2009.

He reiterated his hope that Republicans will vote for his bill by the time a vote comes up

The Bad News? The Senate Finance Bill is Horrendous. The Good News? It's Not Even Close to Final

Mike Lux, Open Left. September 16, 2009.

Traditional media will act like whatever is in the Senate Finance bill will be the bill, that the deal is done. Not even close, folks.

A Majority of Doctors Want You to Have a Public Option -- So What's the Hold-Up?

dday, Hullabaloo. September 15, 2009.

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, 62.9 percent of American physicians favor a plan with both public and private insurance options.

Baucus Will Move Forward With a Health Care Reform Bill -- With or Without Republican Votes

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. September 9, 2009.

Today's news means the Gang of Six's relevance no longer matters -- the Finance Committee is moving forward.

Special Interests Got a Copy of the Baucus Plan Before the White House Did

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. September 9, 2009.

"I was told that — that K Street had a copy of the Baucus plan, meaning, not surprisingly, the special interests have gotten a copy," said Press Sec. Robert Gibbs.

Making Sense of the Senate's Inside Game

Booman, Booman Tribune. August 29, 2009.

Understanding this stuff offers a window into the prospects of health reforms passing.

Why Is Gang of Six Deciding Health Care for Three Hundred Million of Us?

Robert Reich, Huffington Post. August 23, 2009.

Why has it come down to these six? Who anointed them?

Max Baucus Pushes 'Radioactive Compromise' on Health

Jonathan Walker, Campaign for America's Future. August 7, 2009.

Baucus' plan reduces cost by simply leaving around 17 million Americans uninsured.