[mrsmel]

Yes they do, and they don't deserve to be treated as "my esteemed colleagues", which is what will happen. I can't believe the Republican senators are going to act as if this was just another political event which is now behind them. Why don't they understand?

[zeugma]

I can't believe the Republican senators are going to act as if this was just another political event which is now behind them. Why don't they understand?

The answer to this is very simple. It is all political theater.  If the Dems had needed Republican votes to pass obamacare, they'd have gotten them.