Posted on 12/11/2009 2:16:16 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
The last person to know that Sen. Max Baucus wanted a divorce may have been his wife of 25 years.
It appears that Wanda Baucus was in the dark even as a member of Baucus' staff -- Melodee Hanes, the woman who is now his live-in girlfriend -- was plotting out the senator's life without a wife.
Hanes, Baucus' former state director, reportedly met at least twice with the Montana Democrat's divorce attorney eight months before the senator and his wife separated.
That revelation, reported by Lee Newspapers on Thursday, adds a twist of intrigue to a story that broke last week when Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, acknowledged to Mainjustice.com that he was in a relationship with Hanes when he nominated her for U.S. attorney.
Baucus has been on the defensive ever since as details have emerged, including a Politico report Friday that Baucus gave Hanes a $14,000 raise last year and took her on a government-funded trip to Asia and the Middle East.
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Well, I would say that the headline just states the obvious. A logical chronological outcome.
What a headline.
Impeach the feces and find the next one to expose and get rid of. They disgrace our country and themselves. 95% of the US Congress needs to be impeached and/or voted out.
While working on a pre-nup at the same time. I guess.
Forget about, let’s get back to trashing Tiger!
To get rid of all the bad ones means ALL of them need to be removed. Something about breaking some eggs to make an omelet.
LOL!
I only read it closely after your post.
CLEAN HOUSE....AND THE SENATE!!! 2010 is a Make or Break year for our country’s future.
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