MSNBC reported this afternoon that Max Baucus is "blasting right-wing websites like Drudge and NewsBusters" for suggesting he was drunk on the Senate floor during the health care debate. See P.J. Gladnick's Bizarre Baucus Behavior on Senate Floor Ignored by MSM.
But MSNBC did the Montana senator no favors:
1. it used his name in the same sentence with a variation on the word "blasted," andView the video and judge for yourself.
2. what's worse, it played a clip from Baucus', um, tired and emotional floor speech.
By interesting coincidence, just before MSNBC ran the segment, I posted this item reporting on David Shuster's denunciation of Drudge and "wingnuts" for "smearing" poor Sen. Baucus.
Note: Baucus wasn't blasted, and the parrot wasn't dead: 'e was just restin'.
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Diane Sawyer Wasn't Drunk Either
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:10 ET by allanfI suppose Diane Sawyer wasn't drunk either.
The Senator probably had some dental work, or a mouth sore. Diane was just "happy". I
I wonder if Baucus's performance would have been good enough for a DUI conviction in most states had he been behind the wheel.?
I'll go with yes...
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:37 ET by unkeeafI know what hammered looks like... That guy was drunker than a three toed sloth in beer bong contest...
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Drunk is drunk
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:34 ET by 10ksnookerAnd this lying sack was drunk ...
Senators Don't Let Senators...
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 13:16 ET by Mitch NJDrink and Jive.
How about operating an
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:01 ET by Ryan Mc.How about operating an economy while drunk? Shouldn't that be even more serious? In a sane world it would be.
Nor David Gregory, nor
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:19 ET by kgNor David Gregory, nor Patrick Kennedy, not Ted Kennedy, nor Andrea Mitchell, oh, the list goes on.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
Do you think Andrea Mitchell
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 22:06 ET by allanfwould have covered the story if Sarah Palin appeared on the floor of the Senate like Baucus?
And let's not forget the Katie Couric wedding reception dance!
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 22:39 ET by Cape ConservativeAnd yet how they LOVE to point their fingers - always forgetting there are many more pointing RIGHT BACK AT THEMSELVES!!!!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! And now by our president as a 'swiftboater' - both titles I'll wear proudly!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Now that I have finally found some type of employment
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 06:31 ET by ohiochilias a cashier, they showed us training videos of drunks so we would be able to recognize the sloshed if they try to buy more alcohol. Baucus displayed ample evidence of being pickled.....the only thing missing was the smell. (The boozy one, not the rotten, corrupt odor most members of our government have).
Aww...
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 18:45 ET by BarkerIs Boozer Baucus mad at mean ol' NewsBusters?
Go cry to your girlfriend, Max.
lol
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 22:06 ET by hbestlol, great name!
could it have been a case of buyers remorse?
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 18:48 ET by larry on LInot a chance for this red democrat.
Forrest Gump
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 18:48 ET by P.J. GladnickWhy am I starting to feel like the Forrest Gump of the Web? Next I expect to be blasted by Florida governor Charlie Crist for daring to post a pic of him with mini-Madoff ponzi crook, Scott Rothstein, who also exhibited criminally poor sartorial taste by dressing in a wannabee tropical Soprano outfit. (See my lastest blog posting below).
Blast Proof
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 18:50 ET by BlondeNext you'll appear on Olberloon's Worst Person segment.
You've arrived.
I hope he fails, too.
Oh yeah, speaking of Rothstein
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 18:52 ET by BlondeDid you see in the Sun-Sentinel a week or so ago a list of the "charitable" contributions made by Rothstein et. al.? The sum of $20,000 was down for "Friends of Harry Reid" or somesuch. I think I posted the link on the OT.
I hope he fails, too.
Drunkity Drunk Drunk Drunk
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 18:50 ET by HoosierEmThat's not tiredness. That's public intoxication.
Besides, if this were, say, Sen. Sessions behaving the same way, MSNBC would have come to his defense as well, right? /sarc
Gambling Fever
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 18:52 ET by Hunter12Let's start a pool with a projection of how long that version of the report with that piece of the Baucus clip will stay up on MSNBC. I'm going to start with 97 minutes. The really wild gamblers can do an over/under on that number.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Give Max a Break
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:02 ET by sic721He made a vow to start drinking and not stop until Pelosi looks goooooood.
(Heh, heh, he's going to need a charge acount at Liquor Barn.)
Bad idea. You would get
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:46 ET by Ryan Mc.Bad idea. You would get alcohol poisoning if you drank that much.
Lost Baucus Comment:
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:01 ET by Barker"I hate you, man.....I really hate you....buuurp" - Mad Dog Max, on the Senate Floor
"Blasting BewsNusters' you say!
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:02 ET by CrashCome on guys ... he was only channeling the ghost of liberals past.
That 3rd string news-strumpet sounded hammered, too
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:05 ET by SickofLibsHow many f-ups are you allowed in 60 seconds?
(Don't answer that Shyster, and I know you're on here right now)
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Indeed. The transcript
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 08:32 ET by HockeyKidIndeed. The transcript reads "like Drudge and NewsBusters", but it sure sounded to me like she said "Mike Drudge...", in addition to all the obvious flubs and mangles. Maybe she'd been out, um, studying legislation with Max Blasted.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
"Hello, Mother? Mother, this
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:13 ET by MrShy"Hellooo, Mother?
Mother, this is your son, Roger Thornhill.
Wait a minute, I'll find out..."
TO THE OFFICER:
"Where am l?
[ Glen Cove Police Station. ]"
BACK TO PHONE:
"Glen Coooove Police Station.
No, Motherrr, I have not been drinking.
No, these two men... they poured a whole bottle of bourbon into me.
No, they didn't give me a chaser."
-- North by Northwest, 1959
Love Cary Grant
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:56 ET by general companyAnd that Movie
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Picking up where Teddy left
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:15 ET by rbosquePicking up where Teddy left off. Cry baby.
I guess Baucus wasn't
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:18 ET by stancoyleI guess Baucus wasn't really
drunk...at least by congressional standards. In order to be drunk by
congressional standards he would have to drive a car into water and
drown the other occupant!!
No, no, that's not
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 08:26 ET by HockeyKidNo, no, that's not "drunk"--that's "a victim of unfortunate circumstances".
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
He'd make Foster Brooks
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:21 ET by BuffNBoneHe'd make Foster Brooks look sober.
"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"
Hey ol' buddy, ol' pal....
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:44 ET by BarkerOtis Campbell resembles that remark.
I was gonna say that ol'
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 08:27 ET by HockeyKidI was gonna say that ol' Max Blasted sounded like he was channeling Foster Brooks. Good call.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Baucus' Face
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:22 ET by LynnHe has red cheeks and a nose to match.
Source unknown.
Baucus
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:24 ET by xraynovaBaucus appears to be intoxicated on the senate floor. It should be obvious to anyone who has seen him deliver innumerable comments on various news shows.
Shuster's "denunciations" come out of the Clinton Playbook of Political Desperatism: deny...deny...deny; then attack the messenger.
Baucus' point (if you can call what he did, 'making a point') is a symptom of the mental illness known as liberalism. That is, victims of this illness really believe that "bipartisanship" means that you must agree with them. period.
If the liberal-60 really wanted bipartisanship, they would have seen to it that doctors (and therefore patients) got significant financial relief through tort reform, and they would have made some effort to enable sale of insurance across state lines... stuff easier to do than the convolution of tricks and deception in those 2000+ pages of libero-socialism.
But the best road to true bipartisanship, would have been for all 100 senators to read the US Constitution- so they could realize that the whole concept of governmental control of healthcare is unconstitutional. Then, a lot of the liberal-60 would have joined in a bipartisan rejection of the bill.
xray - the liberal 60 is about to become the liberal 59 once the
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 22:57 ET by Cape ConservativeJanuary 19 election is held in Massachusetts!!!! I believe Scott Brown has an EXCELLENT chance to win the seat vacated by Edward Moore Kennedy...who, if his name was simply Edward Moore, would never have won the first election!!!! It will be so wonderful to be represented by a man of HONOR and INTEGRITY! It's been a LONGGGGGG time since we could say that!
Believe it or not, folks, there are plenty of voters here who are fed up to their teeth with one-party rule and are ready to show the rest of the country that even the bluest of blue states can find its way out of the fog! Buh-bye liberals, progressives, moonbats ALL!!
And that means you, too, Governor...you can take your 'together we can' slogan that has done nothing but put MA on the verge of bankruptcy and go home! Do NOT pass GO and Do NOT collect $200 - you've taken just about all we have as it is!
May this January election be just the beginning of a NEW direction of PERSONAL & GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY for America come November 2010! We will speak out with our VOTES against the Socialist/Marxist direction the current administration and leaders in Congress are hellbent on taking us!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! And now by our president as a 'swiftboater' - both titles I'll wear proudly!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Hey Rudolph
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:28 ET by Joe CamelHey Rudolph Baucus, quit blaming others for "YOUR" indiscretions in life. It is becoming tiresome.
Troll alert
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:31 ET by cajun2NB getting this kind of publicity and we will have an influx of dozens of brand new trolls just to check out NB. But then this story was on MSNBC. Cancel alert. No need to worry, nobody but NB chooses to watch these idiots so we dont have to. Thank you NB for being concerned for my health.
Kind of a yellow
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:24 ET by general companyTroll alert?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
OK then Senator, lets agree
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:56 ET by Ryan Mc.OK then Senator, lets agree you weren't drunk. That's how you normally talk. I think that's actually worse. At least alcohol would have been an excuse for sounding like an uneducated moron. If you were not drunk then are you actually an uneducated moron?
Ryan...agree...he sure was rambling around...and being rude
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:08 ET by Cape Conservativeto other senators in the process! Guess that is the new 'standard' of conduct for Democrats in the Senate. The newest member has recently been found lacking civility many times...but what more could one expect from the likes of 'that one'.
And, addressing the Senator from Minnesota, if the Republican Party doesn't soon discover some manhood to stop the theft of votes in these close elections, we will never be able to take back control! Corruption is endemic throughout the local and state Democrat offices...suddenly finding thousands of ballots in someone's automobile trunk...and then counting them! RIGHT! We must not let this illegal behavior continue! And it appears that Congress and the administration are working together to ensure that the master ILLEGAL operation, ACORN, will continue to receive millions of TAXPAYER $$$.
This filthy, sleazy pay-to-play - or as Harry Reid said, 'this is the way it's done' - MUST STOP!!! And it won't unless We the People keep the heat on each and every member of Congress!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! And now by our president as a 'swiftboater' - both titles I'll wear proudly!
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Joe WIlly Baucus
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:48 ET by TimeTo FightI really enjoyed the Baucus video. I haven't seen anyone speak so eloquently since Suzy Kolber did a sideline interview with Joe Namath. Part of me expected to hear Baucus say, "I wannakisshoo, Obama. I wannakisshoo."
Time to Fight - you have Namath down pat! You win on this
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:14 ET by Cape Conservativeone!
Next we'll hear he was taking cold medication...or sleeping pills. Too bad he didn't just drive up concrete barriers in front of the White House instead of speaking on the floor of the Senate with a video that will contradict all of his denials ;-)
And the Roman God of Wine Was????
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 19:51 ET by CaringwhiteguyThat's right all you Latin scholars. It was BACCHUS! No doubt someone at Ellis Island "Americanized" the name of Max's ancestors. At least it's still pronounced the same way . . . (when you're sober).
Timing is Everything
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:34 ET by tcm14Max Baucus is "blasting right-wing websites like Drudge and NewsBusters" for suggesting he was drunk on the Senate floor during the health care debate.
Yeah but that was before beer o'clock. He absolutely loved them after he'd had a couple later on.
He was fine
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:02 ET by Jay in NHI think traffic cops ought to make suspected DUI'ers try to pronounce the word "bipartisan"!
Bill W. has a twelve point
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:03 ET by snaggletoothieBill W. has a twelve point plan to fix Max's problem.
Yeah, I guess if I had written the bill that the Bolshevik...
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:09 ET by R D Helm...Boy Wonder is going to use to destroy this nation as it has existed for the last 233 years, I would have gotten hammered, too.
-Dave
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered. -Dorothy Thompson
Drinking and totalitarianism
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:56 ET by UnsaneIt could be construed as sick poetic justice. After all, whenever mass graves from Stalin's time are unearthed in the former Soviet Union, they find empty bottles of vodka on top of the remains.
I wonder why.
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
Uns,
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:49 ET by R D HelmMoments of clarity can be either positive or negative experiences. In the case of the latter, like the grave diggers you mention, people seek to erase, or at least dull, the impact.
In Max's case, I doubt his mind ranges far enough to grasp the very posible and serious ramifications of what he has done, at least beyond what it could mean for his political career.
-Dave
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered. -Dorothy Thompson
MSNBC is just hacked off...
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:35 ET by PrairieSkybecause Drudge and Newsbuster's brought Baucus's drunken rant to light...No way would anyone have seen this disgraceful performance anywhere else. Now, they have to run interference for Baucus's behavior...Good luck. The MSM can lie and say what they want, but it's clear to me that he was drunk, not tired. I've been exhaustively tired before, and I never acted like Baucus did. He was drunk. Period.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Baucus Blasted on
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 20:53 ET by BKeyserBaucus Blasted on NewsBusters.
(repeat)
BK---
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 00:14 ET by matthewdeanThat photo appears to show ole Max took aim with a blowtorch at those wild hairs trying to escape from his eyebrows, missed, and nailed his schnozzola instead.
Ouch!
MD
"There is no distinctly American criminal class- except Congress."
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Not only was he drunk, but what he said was disturbing . . .
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:02 ET by KylerkI find this whole debate as to whether or not Baucus was drunk an
unfortunate distraction from what we should be pointing out about the Senator's
rambling speech. It's obvious he was drunk, and I find the point moot. What
really disturbs me is the content of what he was alluding to - which was, to
paraphrase:
Maybe if more Libs went to the floor of Congress drunk, we'd actually get a
better idea of what they really think.
- Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing its useful idiot.
Kylerk - well, 'they' say that drink is a magic truth potion ;-)
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:19 ET by Cape ConservativeHe undoubtedly was speaking his true beliefs about the low regard he holds for all American citizens...you know, those people he is SUPPOSED TO BE SERVING!!
Oh give Max a break he was
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:05 ET by DavartOh give Max a break he was probably coming in drunk late from a hot date with his home wrecker girlfriend after he showed her another raise in Asia.
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Why is it when a the media
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:06 ET by COWhy is it when a the media points out what a democrat has done is called smearing him (even though it does look and sound like he is drunk). But when they do it to a republican, it isn't smearing and it's perfectly all right?
I'm really tired of politics. I wish there was a way to remove all of Washington and start over. Maybe we could vote in some people that have integrity and actually care about the country.
CO - I'm praying that there are some citizens who have become
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:40 ET by Cape Conservativeinvolved with the Tea Parties across the country that will decide to take the leap into serving us. This was the first time my husband and I have ever participated in a public 'protest' and we were surrounded by many like-minded citizens who are very concerned about the future of our country.
It is past time to enact term limit legislation...and the only way we will ever be able to do that is to have NEW BLOOD in the Halls of Congress. Citizens who desire to help their country but also realize it is NOT a lifetime career! The sleazy politicians who believe that BILLIONS & TRILLIONS of OUR money is theirs to buy votes do NOT deserve to serve another term in office.
PLEASE work hard to promote those brave citizens who are venturing out into the world of politics for the first time to MAKE A DIFFERENCE! America needs such individuals to bring our country back to the values on which our founding fathers based our Constitution! We must NOT allow the Marxist/Socialist direction to continue!
Nowhere in our Constitution does it give the president the power to hire/fire/set salaries/take over businesses/demand everyone purchase health insurance....NOWHERE!
This president truly meant it when he said he was going to fundamentally transform America - too bad so many were wearing rose-colored glasses and earplugs and failed to hear him! Over and over it was right there in front of everyone to see and hear.
There are NONE so blind as those who will not see! And We the People have to pay the consequences!
This comment comes from a proud Tea Party attendee, otherwise designated by Homeland Security as a Domestic Right Wing Terrorist! And now by our president as a 'swiftboater' - both titles I'll wear proudly!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue ~ Sam Adams
Right there with you
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:47 ET by general companyCap Con, these guys wont know what happend in a few years
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Laziness
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 15:09 ET by UnsaneIt is past time to enact term limit legislation Yep. Let's make lazy voters even more lazy. Term limits have worked GREAT for CA state government, didn't they?
"CONSUMED DEMOCRACY RETURNS A SOCIALIST REGIME" - Slayer, "Fictional Reality", from Divine Intervention (1994)
All I can say is...
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:20 ET by RukusI want some of what he was drinkin'! Unless it was the Kool-Aid or worse, the Hopeium! *)-(*
Gary
Did you ever realize that the "stronger sex" is really the "weaker sex" because of the weakness of the stronger sex for the weaker sex?
Good evening Gary
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:30 ET by cocodrieI have some homemade kumquat wine. It turned me into a radical right wing christian extremist if you're interested.
PS Gary, that's a pretty strong statement about weak sex.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Hello Coco
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 22:12 ET by general companyAlways wondered what those things were good for. The wife claimed she liked them a few years ago, now I am stuck with 2 bushes full of em
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Dang! Hiya Coco!
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:08 ET by RukusKumquat wine sounds good to me my good freind! I'm weak when it comes to the "weaker" sex, yeah, I admit it. The gals ROCK! Don't know where I'd be without 'em. ; ) I'm waitin' for the wine buddy... : )
Gary
Did you ever realize that the "stronger sex" is really the "weaker sex" because of the weakness of the stronger sex for the weaker sex?
ooohhhh Noooo!!
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:22 ET by srqvetI'm going to tell. NB showed a video of fascist baucus speaking on the senate floor. NB is in trouble now.
I'm goinig to have to side with MSpiNBC and...
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:38 ET by stage9...Shuster on this one. He wasn't drunk! Baucus has always been that incoherent. Blathering drunks everywhere are insulted that Baucus would be counted among their number!
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
I used to get drunk a lot as
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:44 ET by mostlymoderateI used to get drunk a lot as an undergrad in college (havn't drank since). I am an expert on drunkeness and I am telling you, Baucus was totally 'blitzed'. :)
If that is how he is Sober?
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:45 ET by NiftySwellWait a second....doesnt anyone else think the fact that he wasnt drunk is even scarier? I mean if this is normal operating conditions for this senator then Lord help us all! I think that is an even lousier defense to state this is how he is sober!
We are to believe he was sober and couldnt make a logical, rational, straight statement for how many minutes that his rave went on?
Holy cow!! Who voted for this guy? Who ran against him that he looked like the better, more sober choice... Jack Sparrow?
No, what scares me is the
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:56 ET by mostlymoderateNo, what scares me is the poor judgement one must possess to speak before a televised Congressional session under the influence of alcohol. Chances are that "poor judgement" has also been used to support the proposed Obamacare.
This incident is just one specific instance of how irresponsible some people in Congress really are.
Max boy
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 21:56 ET by KellyRYou were lit. You're too ch*cken shit to admit it.
Baucus takes 'high' road
Tue, 12/29/2009 - 23:11 ET by acumenAll this attack, attack, attack. Too much pressure, pressure, pressure. I propose a virtual NB beer summit.
I don't no ways feel drunk - Max Baucus
DIAL 911
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 00:02 ET by PharmerMaximilian Bacchus needs a waaaaaaaaambulance.
He's overworked obviously. Send him to us before Obamacare nixes all our goodies and potions.
We could rehydrate him, give him a banana bag, more thiamine, and start the benzodiazepines before those pink elephants wreck the place...
And our atenolol-baclofen-trazodone cocktail is da BOMB!
If I were a Repub opposed
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 00:11 ET by JerIf I were a Repub opposed to Obamacare, I would be sending Max several cases of his favorite brew. He is largely responsible for the lack of a public option in the proposed health reform legislation, and many lib/progressives are absolutely furious with him.
Jer
Nice sentiment Jer...
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 00:57 ET by acumenbut I'm saving up for the $1500/yr fine Baucus left in the bill should I choose to continue paying for my own care. Taking that kind of hit doesn't leave any room for kickbacks.
And it's my understanding the libs are furious with Baucus because they can't get away with drinking on the job.
acumen...
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 03:06 ET by JerYou mean if you choose not to purchase a health policy, but pay all expenses out of pocket? If that's the case, I agree with you.
Try this one on. I read earlier tonight that being rated [pre-existing cardiological] and not yet eligible for Medicare, a private policy for my wife and me and teenage son will cost in excess of 30 grand a year. My premiums and out of pockets are already a crushing expense. That would be unsustainable.
Jer
Where was Rehab Max's new main squeeze?
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 00:50 ET by zachlindI’m a little disappointed in Rehab Max’s new main squeeze. Couldn’t she have filled him full of coffee before he went to work, regardless of the hour?
Baucus 'Blasting NewsBusters'
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 01:14 ET by DoktorFrankenBaucus 'Blasting NewsBusters'
One can hope that he did his ''Blasting'' using coherent sentences.
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Hey, wait a minute Max...
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 06:49 ET by FuzzlenutterAren't you supposed to be getting blown by someone who isn't your wife?
sounds to me
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 08:00 ET by CCsteelcitylike he's getting a head start on the New Year... go ahead, finish the bottle Ted didn't.
"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." - Will Rogers
Drunk? not at all!
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 09:14 ET by nadadhimmiLike many obnoxious drunks. Baucus says; "uhhmm nah druu--raalpphh". lol. Remember, the Dems want you to believe what they tell you to believe, not your own lying eyes
"I wasn't drunk! I always talk in slurs."
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 09:25 ET by CrashCome One it was 4:30pm ... it had to be the Ambien!
Who does this mush-mouthed rambler think he is the incoherent 92 year old grand dragon B-Y-R-D?
That commi ted kennedy
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 10:03 ET by ThoreauThat commi ted kennedy wanna-be is drunk off his ass.
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 12:10 ET by jessieHIf he wasn't drunk, he was on downers.
Over drive
Wed, 12/30/2009 - 13:25 ET by Jerry MackHe was not drunk. His single cell brain was in overdrive trying to figure out how to convince his voters that he was doing the right thing for them by raising their taxes and supporting a health bill that they do not want.
I think his "slurred" speech was a just ploy to take...
Thu, 12/31/2009 - 04:03 ET by jawebster1attention away from his live-in girlfriend whom he recently appointed to a well paying and prestigious job at taxpayer's expense. Jim Webster