You're right that there was nothing secretive about Hillary's work.  But she did fail to include many top-flight members of Congress in the discussions.  A lot of them thought that the bill had been rammed down their throats, and they were pissed off about that.  Hillary was not nearly the politician that her husband was, and she offended many people.

But while it's true that a lot of Republicans -- and more than a few Democrats -- simply didn't like Hillary, the major opposition to the bill came from the same interests who are fighting health care reform today: the insurance companies, HMOs, and the pharmaceutical industry.

Very little has changed from then to now.  In fact, the proposals we're seeing today are very similar to what Hillary proposed.  The main things that have changed are that Hillary isn't involved in the discussion, and the right is less afraid of appearing indecent today than it was then.

by EveningStarNM on 08/08/2009 05:53:43 PM EST

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