There’s a Democratic President. There are 59 Democratic Senators (soon to be 60 again.) The Democrats have a huge majority in the House. The election provided a mandate for Democrats to solve problems. So, what is the major thrust of the bill written by Senator Max Baucus, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee? Addressing the concerns and needs of Republicans:

The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Monday that he will propose an overhaul of the nation’s health-care system that addresses a host of GOP concerns, including blocking illegal immigrants from gaining access to subsidized insurance, urging limits on medical malpractice lawsuits and banning federal subsidies for abortion.

What a sad joke.

Someone in the Senate better get control of this process. It’s embarrassing. Just embarrassing. And, Baucus will never, ever be able to assuage the concerns and fears of Republicans. They want Obama and health insurance reform to fail.

Jed Lewison focuses on another major flaw with the Baucus/GOP bill: It “could hit the middle-class hard.” That’s what one would expect from the GOP, not the Democratic Party.