Max Baucus: Most Annoying Democratic Senator
By The worst Democratic senator is almost certainly Joe Manchin. And the most disappointing in regard to where their politics vis-a-vis the political leanings of their state is Dianne Feinstein. But the most annoying and most damaging Democratic senator is Max Baucus. You may remember Baucus from his wankery during the health care debate. As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, the good senator from Montana is back, calling for revenue-neutral tax reform, which would be a big loss for Democrats.
It’s not that I would expect Brian Schweitzer to be that much better than Baucus on the issues. But I would totally support a Schweitzer primary campaign against Baucus just to toss him out this powerful post. If Baucus were out, his likely replacement as chairman would be Ron Wyden. Wyden may have issues of his own, but he’d be far superior in that post than Baucus.