Senator Baucus is not so extremely conservative on many issues.

[JDPriestly]

He is a solid Democrat in many ways.

So why does he oppose real health care reform?

http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.php?can_id=53315

[ananda]

1. Baucus is bought and paid for.

nt

[joeybee12]

2. Yup, he likes money more than principles...n/t

[Individualist]

7. as are all DLC members

[DJ13]

3. If he has no vested interest (potential PAC $'s) he probably is a good Democrat

But if he can turn on a dime (literally) when money is involved, he's far from a good Democrat in my mind.

[John Q. Citizen]

4. Wanna bet? Try the war, try when he crossed the aisle to push through Medicare part D,

how about all his long time and every time vote for any and all banking finance bills that come up?

He ran in 2002 with pictures of him and George bush together.

He's a corporate dem who is also owned by the NRA.

He's quietly pro-choice.

[TheKentuckian]

5. Not much a solid Democrat when individuals are pitted against the corporations

He's just what a Republican would look like had they any respect for the Constitution.

[Cleita]

6. Because he's one of the highest recipients of campaign contributions

from the private health care sector.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/07/23/max-baucus-health-contributions/

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

8. He must not be receiving as many bribes, er I mean campaign contributions on those other issues

from the corporate world.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

9. duplicate post

[Cleita]

10. More on Senator Baucus's contributions.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/20/AR2009072003363.html

By Dan Eggen
Washington Post Staff Writer

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

As liberal protesters marched outside, Sen. Max Baucus sat down inside a San Francisco mansion for a dinner of chicken cordon bleu and a discussion of landmark health-care legislation under consideration by his Senate Finance Committee.

At the table on May 26 were about 20 donors willing to fork over $10,000 or more to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, including executives of major insurance companies, hospitals and other health-care firms.

"Most people there had an agenda; they wanted the ear of a senator, and they got it," said Aaron Roland, a San Francisco health-care activist who paid half price to attend the gathering. "Money gets you in the door. The only thing the other side can do is march around and protest outside."

As his committee has taken center stage in the battle over health-care reform, Chairman Baucus (D-Mont.) has emerged as a leading recipient of Senate campaign contributions from the hospitals, insurers and other medical interest groups hoping to shape the legislation to their advantage. Health-related companies and their employees gave Baucus's political committees nearly $1.5 million in 2007 and 2008, when he began holding hearings and making preparations for this year's reform debate.

More at above link.