The
once-great Washington Post Kaplan Daily is reporting that conserva-Dem Sen.
Max "Minimum" Baucus ("Dem"- MT)
won't be seeking re-election in 2014. Minimum Max chairs the Senate Finance Committee and was responsible for delaying the Affordable Care Act by being rope-a-doped by Rethuglican Sen. Charles "My Ass Is" Grassley for months, only to discover that Grassley wasn't acting in good faith (
shocking!!). Worse, Minimum Max was one of four "Dems" to cast votes
against requiring background checks for gun purchases, therefore making it easier for terrorists, criminals, and the mentally ill to buy the guns of their choice.
Seventy-nine percent of Montanans favor background checks, by the way. Well played, especially now that we know that Minimum Max wasn't going to run for re-election and could have cast a risk-free vote for background checks.
Buh-bye, and don't let the door hit you on the way out. You won't be missed.
BONUS: Here's the HuffPo's summary of Minimum Max's sorry record:
Voted Against DREAM Act, Background Checks... Sided With Banks... Backed Bush Tax Cuts... Linked To Lobbyists... 'The Max Baucus Health Care Lobbyist Complex'... Recommended Girlfriend For Federal Job... Delayed Health Care Reform, Ditched Public Option Supporters, Negotiated BIG PHARMA Deal
BONUS II: Maybe Democratic
Gov. Brian Schweitzer will run to fill the seat. Upgrade!
