Drunken, lying slob.
That is the only way to describe it. Senator Max Baucus's (D-MT) bizarre Senate floor speech of last Wednesday, December 23rd, caps off months of unprecedented, corrupt, dishonest and duplicitous behavior from virtually the entire Senate and House Democrat caucuses, culminating in a shocking violation of Senate rules to ram through almost certainly unconstitutional "healthcare" legislation on Christmas eve.
But the speech takes the cake. Baucus accused Republicans of not having the courage to stand up against political pressure in order to pass legislation Republicans were not allowed to see, could not modify in any meaningful way, and correctly believed would ruin healthcare in this country. Baucus was the one who needed courage here -- or maybe a better word would be gall -- and the only way he could find it was to resort to the bottle. If Baucus had any guts, or even a shred of intellectual integrity, he would have stood up to his own Party and told the truth: that the bill they sought would add trillions in new spending, would force the entire healthcare system to ration, and would dramatically increase costs for most people.
Instead they lied, dissembled, hid the actual legislation until the last minute, played bait-and-switch, and rigged the numbers using transparent, disingenuous budgeting tricks.
Senator Baucus is a disgrace to an already disgraced body of legislators. His drunken, dishonest rant makes a mockery of the ethical behavior we expect from U.S. Senators, and sets a very poor example for the entire world to see.
Baucus shouldn't wait for the electorate of Montana to throw him out next November. He should resign.
Now.
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Apparently Bacchus now channels the "spirit" of Teddy the Hut, Clan Kennedy. I've often wondered, given his classic alcoholic facies. Confirmed.
How f'ed up do you have to be to appear on the Senate floor, ripped ?!
The Dims are a disgrace to humanity, let alone the Senate
Well said Jim. What a disgusting display this jerk put on for the entire world to see. No wonder this government has lost respect both inside and outside of our boundaries. It goes to show how low this corrupt congress has gone. The thing is, it's becoming SOP for this bunch of gangsters and it is no longer shocking behavior but rather what we've come to expect. Sorry state of affairs.
Baucus has shown himself to be a morally and intellectually bankrupt buffoon.
My take on his behavior was this: That he was so repulsed by what he and his Democratic colleagues have stooped into being that he could do nothing but drink himself into oblivion. Maybe that's the only way these pathetic excuse for Americans can look into the mirror these days.
Unfortunately, I don't believe Baucus is up for reelection until 2012.
How can this person be a US Senator? Watching that pathetic speech begs us to ask the question, "Who elects these low brows!" Who pays them and re-elects them. Perhaps people who never until now got to watch some of these guys on c-span or U-tube. Come on America; let's respect ourselves enough to elect people who have something to say! and our honor to uphold! Yishh!
He reminded me of Foster Brooks!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8L-ZZSc8JU
"His drunken, dishonest rant makes a mockery of the ethical behavior we expect from U.S. Senators,......"
Uh,no. His drunken dishonest mockery of ethics is exactly the behavior I have come to expect from a U.S. Senator.
""His drunken, dishonest rant makes a mockery of the ethical behavior we expect from U.S. Senators,......"
Uh,no. His drunken dishonest mockery of ethics is exactly the behavior I have come to expect from a U.S. Senator."
Gee SA, why did I know that was you?
I would argue for the sake of arguing, but I hate losing . . .
"Petition to Potentially Recall U.S. Senator Max Baucus, (D) Montana"
go to PetitionOnline.com
Hoping to get 10,000 signatures, and will proceed from there. He won't resign and we can't wait! MT Voters should use the MT recall provision NOW!
What about a president (Bush) who was a dry drunk for 8 years in office? That was an experience for the country.
Baucus may have been very tired and not drunk, how do you know?
Straightarrow:
You're right. He has so much company there is really little surprising EXCEPT his willingness to display this behavior in the Senate chamber. Teddy at least had the decency to wait till he got to a bar to lunge his drunken, porcine self onto unsuspecting waitresses, or expose himself to young women in the safety of a relative's home. There was simply too much material to talk about and remain on topic. Re: Barney Frank and the House, don't even go there.
Zack, have you EVER seen anyone act like this buffoon just because they are tired???? Maybe he shouldn't be keeping those late-night hours hiding from his constituents behind closed doors while signing legislation that is going to ruin this country and then he wouldn't be so tired! I'm with WWGBD -- he sounded exactly like Foster Brooks!
Baucus was just reelected in 08. UNFORTUNATELY! Mr. Simpson, as much as we would like to send Maxey Packing we won"t have the opportunity until the recent policy disgraces are a mere afterthought
it looks like all the leader up in washington should be removed and be replaced with righteous leader and people know are american history.
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