Max Baucus Returns, Part 4

Looks like Max Baucus has finally gotten the message from the White House..."You're a Democrat. Act like it."

In their meeting with President Obama, members of the Senate Finance Committee discussed the possibility of going it alone with a Democrats-only bill if the current bipartisan process doesn't work, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus said.

"If Republicans aren't there, it could get to the point where sometime after the recess ... Democrats may have to go in a different direction," Baucus said. "I hope not, but we have to face facts."

Le miracle! He can be taught! The scales have fallen from thine eyes!

But, he added, "I don't think it will become a reality."

...dammit.

OK, so it's a start. Still, after Baucus has gotten played for a fool multiple times by Chuck Grassley and Mike Enzi, even he has to have some pride left. Apparently, he's now willing to at least begin to entertain the fact that the GOP has no intention of negotiating with him in good faith.

Now if he had just figured this out, say, six weeks ago, we might have had a health care bill by now.