Did you know that there are actually twenty three members (thirteen Democrats and ten Republicans) of the Senate Finance Committee? Crazy, huh? The way the media is being spun, you’d think it was just Max Baucus and his five “centrist” BFFs. Also, did you know that the so-called “Gang of Six” (who have decided that they alone should determine how and whether healthcare reform should go forward) doesn’t include either ranking member from the Finance Committee’s own Subcommittee on Heath Care (Sens Jay Rockefeller & Orin Hatch). So not only are the Senators who are supposed to have jurisdiction over heath care reform being shut out of the process, but the bipartisan clique that’s holding back reform doesn’t even accurately reflect the partisan makeup of the committee itself (which, by virtue of the fact that Democrats have won more elections, would reflect the will of the voters).

Something to think about the next time you hear some beltway insider whine about liberal activism.