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Refusing to represent the will of the American people, politicians tied to special interests may succeed at eliminating health care reform that the American public needs and rightfully demands. While the majority of Americans have made it overwhelmingly clear to their representatives in Washington that they want a public option available to receive reliable health care benefits, the mighty Emperor Max Baucus, Sen. D-Montana, and his royal lords on the finance committee are finally releasing their plan to screw Americans out of their hope for genuine health care reform. Most who know Max Baucus are not surprised

Baucus has betrayed the public trust by taking huge sums of money from the Medical-Industrial Complex ($2,865,881).  Other than corporate whore Arlen Specter who received a whopping $4,066,433 and two former presidential candidates, John Kerry ($8,163,141) and John McCain ($8,672,260), Max Baucus' battle to lead Blue Dog Democrats away from supporting health care reform is no longer just a secret among Washington insiders.

And when it comes to the Financial Sector - among the greedy architects of our current recession, the banksters, Big Insurance and Big Real Estate, Baucus again ranked high on the list.  His $4,675,393 in donations put him in the Top 10, with corporate whores like Mitch McConnell, Alexander Lamar, Arlen Specter, Joe Lieberman, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Chuck Schumer. This is not the kind of bipartisanship that represents the best interests of all Americans. To the contrary, their conduct exploits the public trust the voters once gave them.

Following weeks of secretive talks behind closed doors, a bipartisan group of Blue Dog Democrats and GOP obstructionists in the Senate are presenting a health care compromise that omits key reform priorities.  They are willing to exclude a requirement many congressional Democrats seek for large businesses to offer coverage to their workers and to eliminate the provision for a government insurance option, despite President Barack Obama's popular support for such a plan. Max and his gang are only worried about one thing. Making sure the health insurance industry makes out like thieves. The chart below shows where his loyalties are.



The corporate dictatorship that has paid off politicians to betray the will of the American people can only be confronted at the polls.  Will Americans remember them?  Will the media help repackage these representatives in time for re-election? When re-election time comes around again for these Senators, the Internet may help keep their betrayal fresh in the memories of the voters who put them in Washington last time. Let this serve voting Americans as the first reminder on election day:

Senator Max Baucus (D)

Senator Lamar Alexander (R)

 

Senator Arlen Specter (D)

 

Senator Joe Lieberman ( I )

 

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R)

 

Senator Chuck Schumer (D)