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Obama vs. Baucus: Democratic Party civil war gets bloodier
trueslant.com ^ | Sep. 9 2009 | Rick Ungar

Posted on 09/09/2009 9:08:21 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

Speaking to the White House press yesterday, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs had this say when answering a question posed by NBC’s Chuck Todd:

GIBBS: I was told that K Street had a copy of the Baucus plan, meaning, not surprisingly, the special interests have gotten a copy of the plan that I understand was given to committee members today.”

TODD: K Street got it and you guys haven’t?

GIBBS: Not surprisingly. Yes.

VIA MSNBC- “Morning Joe” and THE HILL

Now that’s not something you see everyday. Gibbs had flat out accused the Democratic Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and the leader of the health care reform effort in the Senate of being more loyal to the K Street healthcare lobby that he is to his own president.

(Excerpt) Read more at trueslant.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: baucus; obama; obamacare
Written from a pro Obama point of view but still interesting.
1 posted on 09/09/2009 9:08:22 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

As of COB yesterday, it had not been posted on the Finance Committee website. And they managed to email it to K-Street.


2 posted on 09/09/2009 9:11:11 AM PDT by La Lydia
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To: La Lydia
I'm sure they didn't have to "e-mail it to K-Street" at all.

"K-Street" wrote the damn thing.

3 posted on 09/09/2009 9:55:49 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (God is great, beer is good . . . and people are crazy.)
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Takeaway:

Baucus, and anyone opposing our president, is doing the bidding of evil lobbyist and our president Obama is a shining hope of decency for all American people of every age and color and sexual orientation, thank you, lord.


4 posted on 09/09/2009 9:56:28 AM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Wasn’t Hope and Change supposed to eliminate “K Street”?


5 posted on 09/09/2009 10:27:47 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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