McConnell pulled out all the stops to keep the “repeal and replace” effort alive, even delaying the final vote for a tense hour while Vice President Pence buttonholed McCain on the Senate floor. It was easy for Republicans to vow to repeal Obamacare when they knew they couldn’t actually do it. The demise of repeal and replace is welcome. The GOP “repeal and replace” proposals wouldn’t have solved those problems, unfortunately. And it would have happened right away, because insurers are deciding now what to offer in 2018.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 28, 2017 16:29 UTC