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Why Dana Milbank Is Right (and Paul Krugman Is Wrong)
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyI don't usually bother looking at Paul Krugman's columns at the New York Times, but a recent post of his -- attacking the Washington Post's Dana Milbank -- deserves a closer look. Krugman, it seems, is livid at Milbank's assertion that during the health care debate, President Obama "acceded too easily to the wishes of Hill Democrats, allowing them to slow the legislation and engage in a protracted debate on the public option." (Milbank, of course, is just a conservative hack out to make liberals look bad. In fact, he's so conservative that he spent the last year of his life writing a book ...
Mark Foley: 'Inappropriate' to Comment on 'Conduct' of Max Baucus
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyFormer Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida Tuesday had second thoughts about the propriety of his accusation that Sen. Max Baucus, a Montana Democrat, was inebriated while speaking on the Senate floor about health care on December 22. A video appears to show Baucus slurring his words, repeating sentences, and gesticulating widely in his address (click play below to watch). Baucus has not commented publicly on the accusation, but his spokesman, Tyler Matsdorf, released a statement calling the accusation "beyond the pale," adding: "what is even more sad is that such a personal attack would ...
Mark Foley Accuses Max Baucus of Delivering Senate Speech Drunk
By Emily Miller - Politics DailySen. Max Baucus' spokesman released a statement Monday responding to an accusation by a former Republican congressman that Baucus was intoxicated when he gave a floor speech Dec. 22. Tyler Matsdorf, spokesman for the Montana Democrat, asked that the statement be carried in full, which it is here: "When his friend of 30 years Ted Kennedy, with whom he had fought so hard to provide health care to children, was being used as a cheap foil to oppose health care reform, Senator Baucus gave a passionate defense. Unfortunately, those who want to kill any meaningful reform, turned it into an ...
Senate Passes Sweeping Health Care Reform, but Trouble Lies Ahead
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyAfter nearly a year of negotiations, concessions, fits and starts, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping health care reform legislation in an early-morning vote Thursday, by a party-line tally of 60 to 39. The Christmas Eve vote was the first on record for the Senate in nearly a century, and marked the end of a grueling work session for the lawmakers, who had plowed through three working weekends since Thanksgiving, often voting into the early morning hours, to meet Majority Leader Harry Reid's goal of passing a health bill before Christmas. Before senators cast their votes Thursday morning, ...
With Deals Done, Senate Moves One Step Closer to Health Reform
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyThe Senate voted Tuesday morning to pass the manager's amendment (the last-minute package of changes) to its health reform bill, and to limit debate on a substitute amendment. Both measures were approved by party-line votes of 60 to 39, and marked the second time in as many days that Majority Leader Harry Reid kept his sprawling Democratic caucus together on health reform after months of wrangling his members to support the effort. At least one procedural vote remains before the Senate takes a final vote on the bill, which will require the votes of 51 senators to pass. That vote is now ...
Report: Max Baucus Ex-Aide, Now Girlfriend, Met With His Divorce Attorney
By Emily Miller - Politics DailySen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) assigned his then-aide and counsel Melodee Hanes to meet with an attorney in 2007 to discuss a personal issue -- Baucus' planned divorce from his wife, according to billing documents obtained by Lee Newspapers. Baucus is now divorced from his former wife, Wanda, and he and Hanes live together in Washington, D.C. The couple's relationship has come under scrutiny since it was revealed last week that Baucus nominated Hanes for a U.S. attorney position in Montana. According to billing documents, divorce attorney Ron Waterman of Helena, Mont., met with Hanes twice in ...
Weekend Briefing: Afghanistan, Osama, More
By not in system - AOL NewsA round-up of major developments over this weekend. 1. Afghanistan Hairsplitting Whither July 2011? The more we hear from the Obama administration about July 2011, the less significance it appears to have as a marker in the Afghanistan war. Three top administration officials -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and National Security Adviser James Jones -- took to the Sunday news shows to explain what President Barack Obama meant when he highlighted that date in his national address last week. What the trio provided was not so much a definition of ...
Baucus Defends Recommending Girlfriend for Federal Post
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailySen Max Baucus yesterday defended his decision to recommend his girlfriend, lawyer Melodee Hanes, for a U.S. Attorney post in his home state of Montana, saying she was particularly qualified for the job after handling more than 100 jury trials and that he did not want their relationship to disqualify her, The Hill reports. ...
Pundit's Take on Health Care a Must-Read in White House
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Nov. 25) -- Think you have no life? Consider what serious Washington policy types will be reading this Thanksgiving weekend. No, not Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol." As the Senate gears up for next week's debate on health care reform, West Wingers, Hill staff and policy analysts of all stripes will be digesting journalist Ron Brownstein's 2,600-word blog post, "A Milestone in the Health Care Journey." The piece is a shout-out to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and his finance guru, Sen. Max Baucus, for shaping a bill that Brownstein agrees would control long-term health care ...
Despite Closed Doors, Dems Say Health Care Process Is Transparent
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyUnder the "health care" heading on the White House Web site, a paragraph reads: "The President has vowed that the health reform process will be different in his Administration – an open, inclusive, and transparent process where all ideas are encouraged and all parties work together to find a solution to the health care crisis." But after dozens of televised hearings, round tables, markups and press conferences, top White House officials are now meeting in the Capitol with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Sens. Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Max Baucus of Montana, away from ...
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