True, democrats had some early committee meetings. But those weren't going the way they wanted them to go, so they shut the process down and drafted a bill in secrecy that they rammed through. Remember, "We have to pass it so you can see what's in it"? That's not an expression of bipartisanship.

There was nothing bipartisan about the bill that was passed. That's what pissed off republicans, and why they've gone this way. I think both are wrong, for the record.

Look at it this way. A truly open process would have considered status quo, single payer, single provider, Bismarck, and other alternatives. When and where did those hearings take place? Hint, they didn't. Without being willing to go there, nobody can claim that it was an open process.