LR FOLLOW-UP

The Max Baucus drunk on the Senate floor story is spreading furiously across the Rightosphere this morning. Drudge is headlining it as the very top story: "Drunk with Power: Dem slurs on Senate floor." Some liberal media are already doing damage control, blaming "conservatives," for misinterpreting Baucus' body language.

From the San Francisco Chronicle on-line(SFGate):

There's a video going around that claims Montana Senator Max Baucus is drunk on the floor of The Senate as he spiritedly takes on Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker in a talk about Health Care Reform.

Baucus was not "slurring" or "drunk" , or "slobbering" when he was speaking. Otherwise he could not have got off such a great blast against Wicker.

And Conservatives know it.

Rather, Baucus was just plain tired and really angry. The product of long hours of debate against Republicans who just don't play fair at all.

Still, Fox, CNN and other majors have yet to pick the story up. The blogosphere is clearly driving things. There are nearly 200,000 views of the video on YouTube alone.