How did our top 2 senate health care negotiators wind up being red state dems?

Cant trust em

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:36 PM
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How did our top 2 senate health care negotiators wind up being red state dems?

Both Baucus and Conrad are from states where their chances at re-election are probably hanging by a thread anyway. Why don't we put some dems with less to lose in these positions of power?

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WeDidIt

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:38 PM
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1. Because they become the excuse when it fails

Failure by design.

Health Care reform was set up to fail on purpose.

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jaxx

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:42 PM
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2. I'm thinking I read there are 13 on the committee and Baucus selected 6 for the health care plan

I could be wrong, but it seems to me all 13 ought to be in on this.

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Bonhomme Richard

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Mon Aug-17-09 12:46 PM
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3. It's what the Dem's do. They put people that are politically weak...

at home in powerful national positions. Whether it's Reid, Daschelle, etc, etc.
It happens so often I could believe it's done by design to purposely limit progressive legislation.

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