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Was Senator Baucus Drunk On Senate Floor?

Posted by GayPatriot at 11:50 am - December 28, 2009.
Filed under: Democratic Scandals

That’s the buzz on Twitter.  You be the judge.

I watched the whole thing.  I’m not convinced one way or the other. But Sen. Baucus does seem to be doing, at the very least, a great impression of “drunk girl” from SNL:

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

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  1. Not sure but he is definitely impaired in his speaking. Maybe he didn’t have enough sleep?

    Comment by Randy — December 28, 2009 @ 1:26 pm - December 28, 2009

  2. I’ve met Baucus since I’m from Montana a few times. This is a hard call. While he certainly shows most of the signs, he also is an extremely quirky individual in person. He has none of the charm or schmooze of most politicians, and speaks awkwardly in normal settings, let alone upset Senate floor rantings…

    But then again, he’s probably just happy he isn’t up for election for 6 more years after nominating his girlfriend to an attorney post or letting his staff become a revolving door for insurance companies and pharmaceutical lobbies…

    Comment by Tim — December 28, 2009 @ 3:26 pm - December 28, 2009

  3. I watched about half of it. I’ve seen folks with Hemiplegic Aphasia who make more sense.

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — December 28, 2009 @ 4:14 pm - December 28, 2009

  4. Was Senator Baucus Drunk On Senate Floor?

    You mean there’s doubt?

    Comment by American Elephant — December 28, 2009 @ 4:22 pm - December 28, 2009

  5. Was Senator Baucus Drunk On Senate Floor?

    At no time did he drop to the floor. Ergo, he was not falling down drunk. Ergo, to overreach: He was not down on the floor drunk.

    It is not usually necessary to parse things this closely, but as Bill Clintoon would say: It depends on what the meaning of drunk on the Senate floor is.

    On the other hand, was Foster Brooks actually drunk or did he just have the routine perfectly nailed? If Baucus was not drunk, he should have been. He is in charge of the Senate Bacchanalia Committee, hence his name.

    Comment by heliotrope — December 28, 2009 @ 4:54 pm - December 28, 2009

  6. Powerline has an interesting take:

    What is most interesting to me is how close he comes to articulating the Democrats’ real complaint against Republican Senators: they are traitors to their class, i.e., the political class. The Democrats’ health care takeover will hurt the American people but vastly expand the power of the political class. Hence Baucus’s outrage at Republicans who… sided with the people against their would-be masters.

    Comment by ILoveCapitalism — December 28, 2009 @ 6:23 pm - December 28, 2009

  7. Drunk Girl? I miss Roseanne Roseannadanna.

    It amazes me that anyone under 30 watches Saturday Night Live. Isn’t that the comedy show that your grandparents used to watch back in the 70s?

    Comment by Conservative Guy — December 29, 2009 @ 12:23 am - December 29, 2009

  8. As Baucus says, “on a bipar’san basis, on a, uh, uh, bipar’sin basis, get bipars’n support, pressured, pressured, pressured, thas untirely entrue.”

    Comment by Conservative Guy — December 29, 2009 @ 12:28 am - December 29, 2009

  9. Isn’t that the comedy show that your grandparents used to watch back in the 70s?

    I quit watching about the time Adam Sandler was on, whenever that was. Couldn’t stand him on SNL, but like several of his movies.

    Dunno.

    Comment by ThatGayConservative — December 29, 2009 @ 5:14 am - December 29, 2009

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