from SLATE: >In a front-page piece, the NY [TIMES] takes a look at how Obama's rhetoric on >health care hasn't always matched up with reality. Although the president has >tried to portray himself as someone who offers broad guidelines but is leaving >the nitty-gritty legislative negotiations to lawmakers, the truth is that he >and a few advisers have been key players in negotiations. And they have even >negotiated deals that contradict what the president himself has said in >public. Most notably, it seems the White House reached a deal with hospitals >to put a limit on the industry's costs and nix the idea of a government-run >health plan that pays Medicare rates in exchange for early support. It also >seems the White House has been playing favorites, pushing lobbyists to >negotiate with the Senate finance committee and even participating in those >negotiations. The president talks to the chairman of the committee, Sen. Max >Baucus, several times a week, even as he insists to House leaders that the >Senate committee won't determine what the final bill will look like.<
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