Baucus: Public option is doomed By Byron York September 8, 2009 4:00 am FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus, just moments ago in the Hart Senate Office Building: I think, frankly, with increasing convction that a public option cannot pass the Senate. Recommended Stories Don't grant citizenship to people who hate their countrymenIn Pluribus, the apocalypse arrives with a smileHow criminal justice reformers empower murderers TagsByron York Related Content Crime DeWine defends fraud safeguards at Ohio child care facilities National Security North Carolina NYE terror attack foiled by FBI, several police departments Energy New year, old challenges as AI faces uncertain path to power Justice DOJ seeks records about Minnesota ‘vouching’ voter registration system Energy and Environment Trump renews wind criticism, claims wind turbines kill bald eagles