"Mad Max" Baucus Healthcare Plan: Arrest Doctors and Nurses

Typical slick politician Mad Max Baucus claims "Everything's on the table."



Meanwhile, he has Dr.s, Nurses and Advocates arrested for asking to put Single Payer on the table.
Their crime? As healthcare professionals, they dared to dissent from the Baucus-led attempt to impose an insurance company approved plan under the guise of "reform."



Go share a donut with Mad Max on Wednesdays or call him!

Coffee and Doughnuts with Max

Mr. Baucus

I recall 1973. I was an idealistic sophomore in college at Missoula, fresh out of my home town of Hamilton. I saw your campaign posters all over campus and town. The pictures of you walking across Montana with snow in your hair were powerful images that emphasized your populist message. You were a man of the people, promising to look out for the interests of the people.

Now I am older, a lawyer in Spokane, and I can't help but feel mightily disappointed at your apparent loss of any memory of where you started. Your refusal to even allow advocates of single payer or nationalized health care a seat at the table is a betrayal of what you stood for those many years ago. The majority of the people in this country favor one or the other of these options, but it appears that you are now beholden only to your corporate constituents that would prefer the status quo - more of the same old insurance regime that has been such a massive failure since I can remember.

Mr. Baucus, corporations do not need health care, people do. Mr. Baucus, remember where you started. You once promised to look out for the interests of the common citizens of Montana and the country. Do what is right, and let all interests have a seat at the table. When all have spoken their piece, do what is right. Support health care options that people want, support health care options that will actually do some good for the people, support health care options the people should have. Mr. Baucus, be a Montanan once again.

Thank you

mikeiddy

Despite what some people think, rabid screeds don't always work. A thoughtfully penned missive like yours, that should also appeal to his better self, is so much more powerful. Kudos to you.

You should send it in to a Montana paper, maybe the Billings Gazette. It needs to be seen by the public.

Oh, and welcome to DU!
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Thanks. I was kind of proud of the "corporations do not need health care, people do" part. I can almost see it on poster board . . .

But Baucus seems to have no shame about his corporate ties.

I've disliked him for quite a while now, even BEFORE the Bush regime. His stance against Canadian softwood lumber has caused MANY problems between our 2 countries.

Baucus is a true whore. He can be bought out by anyone for the right price.

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