Want a "bipartisan" bill, Max Baucus? Well those mandates will have to go:

On Tuesday, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) described the health care legislation being considered by the Senate Finance Committee as a "stunning assault on liberty" due to a provision that would require individuals to buy insurance. The attacks have confounded Democrats in and out of government, who noted quickly that mandating coverage was, until recently, a relative given when it came to health care reform.

Demonstrating the sheer political stupidity of Democrats, here was their reaction:

The attacks have confounded Democrats in and out of government, who noted quickly that mandating coverage was, until recently, a relative given when it came to health care reform.

Idiots. What? They thought the GOP would stop bullying them once they gave them their lunch money (a robust public option)? If there is a more incompetent political bargaining organization than the Democratic Party, it would be hard to find.

Speaking for me only