[Chaguito]

I may be daydreaming, but I do know what the GOP has been promising in order to get elected since 2010, namely repeal. Once the excuse is made that repeal is impossible due to the filibuster, then it seems clear that you fight, not try to pass something insipid and fake socialist, leaving yourself holding​ both failure and the bag. The Repubs made a laughingstock of themselves because of their timidity (or treachery against their base), again.

[Jim Robinson]

Hint: The GOP also controls the rules in both houses per the constitution. What would Harry Reid do?