Could it be he was just waiting for the right time? Only time will tell.
President Barack Obama sought to muscle House and Senate Democrats to reach an accord on healthcare reform during a daylong White House meeting Wednesday.
With an eye toward sealing a deal on his signature domestic policy initiative before he delivers his first State of the Union address in a few short weeks, Obama sat down with the top Democratic leaders from Capitol Hill at the White House for a marathon negotiating session
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), along with their top lieutenants and the five committee chairmen who were the bills chief authors, represented their respective bodies. Leaders from both chambers must strike a delicate balance that respects the political realities in the more liberal House Democratic Caucus and the more centrist Senate Democratic Caucus. CONTINUED
Obama seizes reins in daylong House-Senate healthcare talks – TheHill.com
