"Senior Democratic sources say Democrats are prepared to short-circuit the traditional legislative process of a formal conference committee comprising House and Senate members to exclude their Republican counterparts during final congressional health care deliberations.
Obama gave his blessing Tuesday for that move, according to two congressional Democratic leadership sources."
Bet you want a source - and I bet you think its Fox News right? Well - its CNN....
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/...are/index.html
" President Barack Obama met Wednesday with House Democratic leaders who face the likelihood of having a final health care bill look much more like the Senate's version than their measure.
The meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairmen of the three House committees that approved health care legislation was part of efforts by Obama and top Democrats to merge the separate House and Senate bills into a final version capable of winning approval in both chambers."
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com...marqueeflipper
That article also talks about making the entire process private.
It may not be his idea - but he sure could stand up on his podium and say "This is for the good of the American people, and it should happen in full view of them."
But notice - he isn't. Instead - he is applying pressure to make sure a bill is on his desk ASAP regardless of how - so he can sign it before the State of the Union Address.