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CSPAN covers stuff done on the floor of the House and Senate. It doesn't cover this stuff. It never has. The GOP is whining because they don't have a stage for their obstructionism.
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See, here's the thing: Pelosi promised us the most transparent congress in HISTORY. Meaning, transparency such as Pelosi promised us hasn't been done before, else it could not be the most in history.
Ergo, such transparency would be something new, such as CSPAN covering the bill negotiations.
Frankly, I think that Pelosi and Obama have been caught flat-out lying about such transparencies, and it will likely cost Obama the presidency in 2012.
The ironic thing about healthcare reform is this: should a liberal bill pass (especially an unpopular one) through an opaque congress which had promised transparency, that's bye-bye Obama. However, should it be defeated, good for the country except that Obama likely gets 4 more years.
Want a precedent? Check out Clinton.