[Paladin2]

"This was done, by the way, AFTER the budget passed--the budget funding the lawless actions of the Clown. "

Easily coulda been part of the deal.

[plain talk]

It was purposefully excluded from the deal. Obama did not want to be portrayed as negotiating ObamaCare. He wants ObamaCare rules established on his terms.

[Lurk-know-more]

The key reason for this move to surface on PM Friday (12/20) is that it falls into the black-hole of politics - that is the ‘tent flap of obscurity’ used for news releases with political or real-life impact on Friday afternoons and before major holidays. Oh, How skilled they are.... brilliant (lied =>> died, etc.)