The Montana Democrat has officially announced his decision not to seek reelection:
Baucus and his wife just told reporters they had been talking about the decision to retire for months & made the decision together
— Tarini Parti (@tparti) April 23, 2013
#Baucus says "serving the people of Montana has been the greatest honor and privilege of my life" in statement released a few minutes ago.
— dennisbragg (@dennisbragg) April 23, 2013
Baucus: "I’m not turning out to pasture because there is important work left to do…I intend to spend the year and a half getting it done."
— Daniel Strauss (@DanielStrauss4) April 23, 2013
Max Baucus' full statement announcing his retirement: http://t.co/yGksyyXjKB
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/amandacarpenter/status/326727113166180353
Needless to say, conservatives aren’t exactly sorry to see him go:
https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/326707609975537665
Pro-abortion Sen. Baucus not to seek reelection in 2014. Montana just got even more fun. #tcot #mtsen
— Andrew Bair (@ProLifePolitics) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/theLovelycBones/status/326735747732369408
Pretty tough to forget the instrumental role Baucus played in the passage of Obamacare:
Pelosi: let's pass ObamaCare to find out what's in it! Baucus: Hey, look what I found in there – my retirement!
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/NathanHale1775/status/326732190358589443
Baucus to retire rather than seek re-election in 2014 http://t.co/mV7Ga5Y66e He doesn't want to hang around and take bows for ObamaCare?”
— MikeBates (@MikeBates) April 23, 2013
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He inflicted the monstrous ObamaCare on us, now he's bolting–> "Max Baucus To Retire From Senate" http://t.co/mqT0ri4PGc via @sharethis
— Monica Crowley (@MonicaCrowley) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/ddye022/status/326740076690280449
And as far as many progressives are concerned, Baucus has largely been a colossal disappointment:
Max Baucus, are there any more convenient votes in store for you before you leave office? #conscience
— AdelantePAC (@AdelantePAC) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/326727645968609281
https://twitter.com/cdelbrocco/status/326715702037864448
https://twitter.com/DukesintheSD/status/326739687907659777
https://twitter.com/jprocter/status/326708015770243072
Good Riddance RT @wyffnews4: Sen. Baucus not seeking a seventh term http://t.co/K1bBq2plmq
— Doug Anderson (@TheDougAnderson) April 23, 2013
And in one of his final acts, Max Baucus said F*#K YOU -> Coward Won't Seek Another Term In Senate http://t.co/PyD2CavVGL #Shame #GunControl
— Scott the Lefty (@LeftofLeftMA) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/iamthearbiter/status/326735993967374336
Amen to that. RT @JoshuaHol #DontLetTheDoorHitYaOnTheWayOut… MT @chucktodd: NBC has confirmed Wash. Post scoop that Baucus is retiring.
— Matt Richards (@mattrpgh) April 23, 2013
Add Max Baucus to the list of retiring Senate Dems. Time for a real progressive to take Big Sky Country. #MTSEN #occupy
— Karim Walker #JusticeForAhmaudArbery ??️? (@shift_in2_turbo) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/Anomaly100/status/326732715724505088
@edshow Baucus' actions tragic. How many more dead can we lay at his feet. Such a coward, Time 4 MT to elect a Dem with spine & BRAINS
— Maureen Pride (@dunecelt) April 23, 2013
Good news is one of the least progressive senators Max Baucus D-MT is retiring. Bad news is a republican replacement would be much worse.
— Michel Floyd (@MichelFloyd) April 23, 2013
I don't get the sense anyone is crying that Baucus is quitting.
— Markos Moulitsas (@markos) April 23, 2013
OK, Twitter: hands up, anyone who’s going to miss Max Baucus.
Wow, that few?
Yeah, me either…
— Lars Olsson (@larsolsson) April 23, 2013
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