From the Washington Post, October 7, 2009
With a key Senate panel poised to vote on a broad bill, President Obama and his top aides have reached out to current and retired Republican leaders in the hopes of countering the charge that Democrats are using their congressional majorities to push through partisan legislation.
Former Senate Republican leader Bill Frist; George W. Bush health and human services secretary Tommy G. Thompson, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; and New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg -- have spoken favorably of overhauling the nation's health-care system, if couched with plenty of caveats regarding the details.