[Grams A]

First things first.

The nagging fear that I have is that our “learned” Republican Senators and Reps will come up with a replacement plan rather than accept the fact that they are really no smarter than the Democrats and should just turn it over to the states to handle as they see fit. It is a whole lot easier for voters to control the outcome of something in their own state than when they get together as a herd in DC.

[SuziQ]

The nagging fear that I have is that our “learned” Republican Senators and Reps will come up with a replacement plan rather than accept the fact that they are really no smarter than the Democrats and should just turn it over to the states to handle as they see fit.

I have the same fear, Grams. There's something in the air around D.C. that infects legislators with the "I know how to do it better" virus.