Baucus writes himself a note: 'Do Not Take The Bait' - pic

[Kadie]

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , holds up notes for photographers, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, before the start of the afternoon session of the committee's continuing hearing on health care reform legislation.

How Baucus Copes With Tedious Health Debate

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October 1, 2009
By Julie Rovner

We've been wondering if the Senate Finance Committee will ever finish putting Chairman Max Baucus's health bill through the wringer.

The debate may end today or tomorrow, we learned a little while ago, with a vote sometime next week after the Congressional Budget Office slices and dices the numbers on the revised bill.

So how is Baucus, a marathoner, dealing with the longest markup by the committee in 15 years? He gets help from a couple of cheat sheets he keeps in front of him on the dais.

One has a little smiley face on it, with a single curly piece of hair sticking out. He says it reminds him to "keep smiling."

The other one says, "Do not take the bait." A reminder not to let the Republican talking points get to him.

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[valerief]

1. He IS a walking, talking Republican talking point. Sheesh! nt

[Cant trust em]

2. Smart idea. nt

[LostInAnomie]

3. He's a piece of shit.

I hope we primary that corporate whore.

[Habibi]

14. Co' Ho!

[Selatius]

4. I could've sworn he also had a note that said. "Fucking over poor people = good." nt

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

5. Take the big pharma campaign cash, not the bait

[madokie]

6. Thats sob has squirreled away enough money and has plans to go spend it

when his term ends, the sorry bastid that he is and all.

[lib2DaBone]

7. Hey Max.. How about my fist in your face..? Ha ha ha ha ha..Funny...

[Journeyman]

8. Isn't that cute -- the whore needs notes to remind him what tricks he's paid to turn. . .

[Barack_America]

9. Republican talking points? More like Democratic talking points.

Looks like his little memo was effective.

:puke:

[Bobbie Jo]

10. He should have had such a note pinned to his ass

when he sold out to the Ins. Companies.

[tridim]

11. DO take the money though. nt

[MisterP]

12. puppet amuses photographers by telling himself not to obey the strings n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. ...scribbled on the back of his bank deposit slip

[Swamp Rat]

15. Et Tu Baucus Maximus?

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Perfect!!!

:rofl:

[DireStrike]

21. Hah! Beautiful

[Mari333]

22. !!!!

[Kadie]

23. ROFL!!!

You did it again Swamp Rat!!!

:rofl::rofl::rofl:


:hi:

[Barack_America]

24. +1

[yodermon]

26. SWAMPY!! DAMN!

That is awesome. I love the ever-so-slight hint of reptilian green in his eyes.

[Swamp Rat]

27. ;-D

;)

[stevedeshazer]

28. Damn! I'm speechless here.

Another Swamp Rat classic.

:hi:

[Kadie]

29. .

Morning :kick:

So others can see your fabulous pic!


:hi:

[myrna minx]

30. Excellent!

:applause:

[bear425]

31. Double Plus Good!

Excellent work, as usual.

[PA Democrat]

32. That is perfect..

[malaise]

16. Nope

That note to himself was about locking up people who didn't buy insurance.

[DireStrike]

17. begging for photoshop

[Swamp Rat]

20. see #15

:)

[UTUSN]

19. K&R for, this dude creeps me out. If the whole thing passes, I just dunno n/1

[Cha]

25. Smile big for the camera, baucus, bc that big

ol' canary grin is going to be wiped off your face when the people of America win.

[janet118]

33. It don't matter to him . . . he got his corporate money up front

and he's doing what they paid him for.