More to the point, the bulk of health reform that deals with making our health care system more effective and efficient includes many common-sense provisions that have had bipartisan support for years.
The reason why these common-sense provisions aren't law already is because they are difficult, and there is no question that the path to 60 in this case is difficult, but it is not unachievable.
He met Monday with Democratic congressional leaders in hopes of stripping out some of the controversial provisions and working toward common ground with Republicans.