In January of 2008 during a debate our President was very clear when he said that regarding health care, he would bring all parties together and discuss the issue ON CSPAN for everyone to see. His exact words !!!

Now, we will have a backroom deal with "selected" folks to make that decision !



"Democrats' apparent decision to come up with a final health care bill not only behind closed doors but within a very select group of negotiators is drawing criticism not only from expected quarters, but from the media.

Both C-SPAN and House Republicans are reminding President Obama that he once pledged to have the health care negotiations carried on the gavel-to-gavel cable network.

"As your respective chambers work to reconcile the differences between the House and Senate health care bills, C-SPAN requests that you open all important negotiations, including any conference committee meetings, to electronic media coverage," C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb wrote in a letter to Obama and congressional leaders that the network released this morning."

http://www.boston.com/news/politics/..._complain.html