Could it be he was just waiting for the right time? Only time will tell.
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