Baucus Apologizes After Taking Jab at Obama

By Kellyn Brown, 7-17-09

Montana Sen. Max Baucus took a jab at President Barack Obama Thursday for the president’s opposition to the idea of taxing health care benefits. From TPM:

President Obama is "making it difficult" to reach a bipartisan compromise on health care.

"Basically, the president is not helping us," the Finance Committee chairman said. He was referring to Obama's opposition to a tax on some employer-provided benefits.

The White House brushed off the comment when a reporter brought it up to Bill Burton, a White House deputy press secretary.

Later in the day, according to MSNBC, Baucus called the White House to apologize. [End of article]