Why is Baucus the chair of the Senate Finance Committee?

[brentspeak]

Who makes the decision on who gets to chair what?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The parties pick committee chairs, with preference given to seniority.

[Cali_Democrat]

5. ^^^^^^ There's your answer

[DrToast]

11. It's pretty much always seniority, isn't it?

[John Q. Citizen]

2. Baucus was the ranking member when the Repos held the Senate.

[brentspeak]

3. OT: What kind of anonymous sad sack would unrec this thread?

[MadBadger]

6. Probably somebody who doesnt like you

And there are quite a bit.

[brentspeak]

7. Cheerleaders, DLC-type idiots, and other losers

More of a plus than a minus for anyone not to be liked by members of that ilk.

[Cali_Democrat]

8. I unrecommended the post because it really had no substance

You could have easily googled the answer. You also could have learned a thing or two about how your government works while you were searching the internet, but you chose to be lazy.

:thumbsdown:

[brentspeak]

9. It's "lazy" to ask a question?

You really are a genius.

And yes, I did "google the answer", but found only vague information.

[DrToast]

12. Hey, I'll bet there were others who didn't know the answer

I already knew the answer, but it's not a stupid question. By asking here, everyone can learn something.

[Cali_Democrat]

13. The post still could've had more substance behind it.

A simple two-line post only takes up space on the message board and I think that's unnecessary.

[BlooInBloo]

10. Unrec persecution complex whiners are funny.

[Freddie Stubbs]

4. The Democrats in the Senate