I get email spam from Max Baucus:
Dear Friends,
Yesterday was a sad day for our nation. We lost the greatest legislator in modern American history. Ted Kennedy epitomized everything that it meant to be a public servant as he truly served the public.
No matter your income, your race, your ethnicity, your religion, your location, or your occupation, you had a champion in Ted Kennedy. Whether it was fighting for civil rights, workers rights, education for our children, or health care for every American, Ted would put everything he had into making people's lives better.
I had the pleasure of working with Ted for 30 years, and during that time I was continually amazed at his passion, his zeal, and his determination to do what is right. He was an inspiration to us all.
While he may no longer be with us, his spirit will live on as we advance the issues and causes that were so dear and important to him.
I know that you will all join me in keeping Senator Kennedy's family in our thoughts and prayers.
All the best,
Max Baucus
Who the fuck is "we"? What a fucking asshole. Baucus has spent the past several months working with Republicans to water down or even destroy the kind of health care reform that Kennedy spent his entire life trying to enact. Everything Max says about Kennedy is true, but he is nothing like Kennedy ever was. While Kennedy had his constituents and the American people's best interests in mind, Baucus is far more interested in keeping his lobbyist pals happy.
If Baucus actually gave a shit about the causes that were so dear and important to Kennedy, he would quit his sham and opaque bad-faith "negotiations" with Republicans on his committee, and sign on to a robust public plan.