Marathon Pundit: Pelosi criticizes BaucusCare

As time passes, I'm becoming convinced that the Democrats will whiff completely--2009 will end, and there will be no health care reform bill.

The Hill just gives the latest reason:

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not among those praising Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) for bringing his healthcare bill in well under President Barack Obama’s $900 billion limit.

Pelosi (D-Calif.), an advocate of the government-run health insurance option left out of the Senate Finance Committee chairman’s bill, criticized the means by which Baucus kept costs down.

"The savings come off the backs of the middle class," Pelosi told a closed-door caucus meeting. "This is why we need a strong public option going into conference with the Senate."

The remark, confirmed by several of those in attendance, demonstrated that Pelosi is increasingly siding with the liberal members of her caucus on strategy.