The "change" I voted for was a change to more progressive policies, and Obama has delivered on that so far. Not quite to the extent that I had hoped, but as far as I know we are no longer torturing detainees at Gitmo, the Auto industry has been saved, the banks are under a closer watch now, etc. The economy is making forward momentum.

As far as the "deals," the Cornhusker kickback was not in the final legislation.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...ciliation-bill

As for the reconciliation process, it was about as transparent as any legislative process has ever been. I really didn't expect Obama to change the actual process much as that all has do do with Congress. Pretty much everything he promised (posting bills online before votes etc) is stuff that already happens. Everything that goes before Congress is posted in the THOMAS database, and the various Healthcare bills have been there for you all to read for months on end.