I’m sure Ryan would be willing to put forth such a simple repeal bill PROVIDED the Freedom Caucus agrees to quid pro quo — meaning when that simple bill fails utterly they must promise to agree to replace. There is no point in putting out the repeal bill, having it not get even 25 votes in the Senate and . . . then do nothing. What point would there be to that? What would you learn? That there are moderate districts and states? Don’t you already know that?
You would learn who votes against it.
It would be invaluable, and it would be much less damaging than the mess that has just happened.