One party was invited to "rubber stamp" what the other party "crafted" (can you REALLY even use that word for such a bad piece of legislation?) behind closed doors. Am I surprised that it's a bad bill? Of course not...it was primarily drafted by Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid...two dyed in the wool progressives who are not very bright when it comes to economics or health care.
So we've got a law that is going to destroy jobs at a time when we desperately NEED them. Who's fault is that? Why do we need to completely overhaul something that was just passed?
Oh, please. The bipartisan panel to discuss healthcare reform was carried on live TV. I watched it. The President solicited ideas from the GOP representatives and only Dr. Tom Coburn (R-OK) was willing to engage in substantive discussion. He paid the price for that later.
Ah, yes...President Obama "soliciting" ideas from the GOP! Like when he told Eric Cantor that "elections have consequences...I won." Yeah, he was a regular compromise MACHINE, Old!
Come on...the progressives rolled into power in 2009 with super majorities in the House and Senate and as Rahm Emanuel put it so succinctly when asked about working with the GOP..."Fuck 'em...we've got the votes!" That was the attitude of the Obama White House when they dealt with the GOP. Yeah, we'll meet with you...we'll even let you talk from time to time but as far as adopting anything that you propose? That isn't happening because we don't NEED your votes.