“It is worse than nothing, it makes us own the result”
Exactly! “Obama Care” will disappear and never be used again.
The Dems will never own anything that is bad having to do with health care again.
Now they will see to it that the burden is only on the Republicans.
1. It becomes TrumpCare, becoming a 2018/2020 campaign issue for the Dems.
2. It removes a huge campaign issue that the Republicans can use to remove RINOs & Dems in 2018.
Louie Gohmert pointed out that the R's already passed a Byrd Amendment safe bill when they were guaranteed an Obama veto. That bill only needed 51 votes in the Senate. Trying to pass it again would show which RINOs we need to primary in 2018, as I think Ryan/McConnell would sabotage it.
So, my guess is that Ryan is trying to save Obamacare in order to save RINOs. He doesn't care about retaining the R majority in 2018, only in saving RINO seats.