text: How soon they forget.
  Mr. Taylor has forgotten that the Dems had open discussions with the Re-pubics and asked them for input. However, the Re-pubics would only obstruct because their goal was for Obama's presidency to be a failure, so to have a successful healthcare program established during his term(s) was considered by them to be a nono. As it was, their obstruction caused Obama to water the ACA down a bit in order to demonstrate some appeasement to the Re-pubics and their constituents (BTW: that turned out to be a big mistake).
  If you remember, Dan, the Dems started working on healthcare in February 2009 and it was not signed into law until March 23, 2010 (more than a year later). Also, they tried for nearly a year to get honest participation from the Re-pubics ... to no avail.
  Obviously, they were not working on the ACA "behind closed doors", and they certainly didn't rush it or ram it through.
  
  Best,
  
  RTD