voice on repeal and not replace. with us tonight to talk about all of this, from milwaukee, our friend long-time radio talk show host and author charlie sykes, often disappointed in his party, never sad or weak. and from washington, kimberly atkins, "boston herald," chief washington reporter and a recovering lawyer. welcome to you both. charlie, let's talk about your party. formerly the party of bob michael and mack mathias. i'm hearing serious people talk about health care kind of continuing on until next year. does this end with a whimper and who is going to tell the customers and their level of anxiety? >> well, those are great questions. you know, i heard one senator saying that maybe they'll vote on this by friday and put it behind them. they're not putting it behind them because this is a quagmire. look, there's no question about it. this was a stinging defeat for the republicans. after seven years of promising they were going to get rid of obamacare and replace obamacare. now they're faced with this idea