Phase 2.....
The bill would include insurance across state lines, portability and tort reform.
It would get rid of Medicare expansion, which is just for freeloaders who would rather spend disposable income on non-necessities than health insurance: try eating at home or go naked, it's your choice.
Lose Snow and Collins, but hold on to Paul, Lee and Cruz.
It might pass; it might not. But you did your best to honor your commitment to the American people, who will credit you for that.
Then two years from now, you will have 56 or so Senate seats and can implement the right plan for us all.
What Ryan is offering you now is a ticket to the price Bush Sr. paid for breaking his promise to "read my lips: no new taxes!"