text: Actually, even GOP senators were complaining about receiving very little information about McConnellcare prior to the big reveal.  McConnell started the senate process by convening a select group of about 16 GOP MALE senators to "write" the bill.  But even prior to the reveal, even some of them were complaining about the lack of information. Thereafter, McConnell once again went into his cave, negotiating with select GOP members who had the courage to stand up to the initial and then second iterations of the legislation, in order to buy votes.  Then, they've wanted to get the legislation passed without any committee hearings/vetting.  The stories I read describe the GOP leaving the Democratic caucus completely out of the loop on McConnellcare.  Further, the GOP actually has a major talking point justifying this, arguing that the Dems left the GOP out of the loop when Obamacare was passed.  Mazie made an important point about this process, which the Dems may also have been guilty on