Okay folks,We are now being publicly mocked.While Max Baucus plays and fiddles people are dying.Call him and tell him we are watching his depravity.

Max Baucus going fishing with lobbyists this weekend

Edited on Fri Jun-19-09 02:36 PM by DrToast
Lobbyists Will Cast Their Lines During Baucus’ Fishing Weekend

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus of Montana plans to take a break from the grind of crafting a health care overhaul to serve as a Democratic rainmaker with a few of his friends along the Madison, Gallatin and Yellowstone rivers in the Treasure State this weekend.

Lobbyists and political supporters will get their chance to cast fishing lines and drive golf balls with the Senate’s top tax writer at his Fly-Fishing & Golfing in Big Sky event. The cost is $2,500 per person, $5,000 for a political action committee. And for the same price, more fun lies ahead at Camp Baucus, the summer camp he holds for friends and their families in his home state between July 31 and Aug. 2.

Advocates of public financing of elections — such as Craig Holman, a lobbyist for Public Citizen — say lucrative parties like the Baucus events give special interests undue influence over legislation.

"It’s unseemly to be doing this just before the markup," said Holman, referring to pending committee action on Baucus’ draft health care bill. "This kind of schmoozing of lawmakers clearly buys influence. This kind of event clearly shows why we need public financing

CALL HIM TELL HIM we are watching this PAY TO PLAY!

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