Obamacare passed the House, the Senate, was signed by the President, and upheld by the Supreme Court. Granted, the House is currently controlled by Republicans; but when Obamacare passed, the House was controlled by Democrats. Therefore, Obamcare passed the House, the Senate, was signed by the President, upheld by the Supreme Court (a conservative leaning court BTW), and re-affirmed by the American people with the re-election of Barack Obama. That is the democratic process. Obamacare is law and was made law by the democratic process. Why should Obama negotiate with something that has already become law and passed our democratic process? If Republicans want to get rid of Obamacare, the way to do it is by gaining majorities in the House and Senate, and by reclaiming the Presidency. Until then, shutting down the government just means the Republicans are sore losers and do not want to abide by our democratic process. The Tea Party is truly a political faction that is destroying the very way our democracy works. Shutting down the government is a last ditch effort by a political party that can’t get its way through the democratic process known as elections. This is unprecedented and scary. But thanks for making it even easier for Hillary to win in 2016. THE CLINTON'S ARE COMING BACK TO TOWN. GET READY, REPUBS!