Legal Commentary

Everybody Hates BaucusCare . . . Except Obama?

By Big Tent Democrat

mcjoan:

Before the plan was even officially released, Republicans complained about it. [. . .] If Republicans on Finance are displeased with the bill, Dems--who have been essentially shut out of the entire process (Baucus debacle member Kent Conrad is hardly representative of his colleagues, and Jeff Bingaman has been all but invisible)-- don't like it much better.

. . . [T]he White House [. . .] line:

President Obama has broadly endorsed many elements of Mr. Baucus’s proposal, which White House officials praise as a possible template for comprehensive health legislation, Mr. Obama’s top domestic priority.

BaucusCare will become ObamaCare? Time will tell.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on September 15, 2009 (boomark / email).