Baucus Aides Warn K Street

Source: Roll Call

Top aides to Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) called a last-minute, pre-emptive strike on Wednesday with a group of prominent Democratic lobbyists, warning them to advise their clients not to attend a meeting with Senate Republicans set for Thursday.

“They said, ‘Republicans are having this meeting and you need to let all of your clients know if they have someone there, that will be viewed as a hostile act,’” said a Democratic lobbyist who attended the meeting.

“Going to the Republican meeting will say, ‘I’m interested in working with Republicans to stop health care reform,’” the lobbyist added.

Republican leaders have been meeting with health care stakeholders for months, with those sessions occurring “more frequently than once a month,” according to a senior Senate GOP aide.

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Much more to read at the link.

Now I will finish reading this bit of info. Interesting.

Surprising!

a few times across the state of Montana at him, maybe he's taking a peak through the key hole in his ivory tower to see what's going on.

Either put up or shut up.

I'm sure he can spare a few million of his own money.

Baucus is happy if he is swimming with the sharks but in time they will bite his head off.

:puke:

Pre-emptive strike, coup, coalition,"Viewed as a Hostile act"

Thems fightin' words.

Politicians achieve "victories" and "defeats". They also have "strategies" and "tactics".

There's also "subterfuge" and "treachery" used to get what they want. Alliances are formed, reinforced, compromised, crumbled and repudiated. Retaliations are common. Attacks are sometimes MANDATORY.

They're like little boys playing with toy soldiers. There MUST be an enemy or it's no fun.

It's well-known that his hearings are at best a re-shuffling of major players.

Where exactly does the "reform" part come in?

Baucus had better retire next election cycle.