Baucus Campaign Fundraising Wins Big Prize!

July 21, 2009 in Healthcare, Max Baucus, Montana

by JC

I think this one is better seen than written about. The details are just too gory. Brought to you by WeWantThePublicOption.Com

Baucus also headlined a Washington Post article, “Industry Cash Flowed To Drafters of Reform” revealing the extent to which Baucus and other key lawmakers are using the runup to dropping the health reform bill to pander for big bucks:

As his committee has taken center stage in the battle over health-care reform, Chairman Baucus (D-Mont.) has emerged as a leading recipient of Senate campaign contributions from the hospitals, insurers and other medical interest groups hoping to shape the legislation to their advantage. Health-related companies and their employees gave Baucus’s political committees nearly $1.5 million in 2007 and 2008, when he began holding hearings and making preparations for this year’s reform debate.

Top health executives and lobbyists have continued to flock to the senator’s often extravagant fundraising events in recent months. During a Senate break in late June, for example, Baucus held his 10th annual fly-fishing and golfing weekend in Big Sky, Mont., for a minimum donation of $2,500. Later this month comes “Camp Baucus,” a “trip for the whole family” that adds horseback riding and hiking to the list of activities.

Of course, we all believe the disclaimer, don’t we???

Does all this money influence Baucus’s decision-making? Of course not, says spokesman Tyler Matsdorf. Baucus “is only driven by one thing: what is right for Montana and the country.” That’s two things, but so be it.

If Max is truly driven by “what is right for Montana” then maybe Montanans should tell Max that him taking extravagant amounts of health care campaign dollars isn’t good for Montana. Of course if you could afford to pay for one of his “Camp Baucus” trips, you could tell him yourself. But maybe just $25 to help air the ads in Montana would be a start.