the republicans can pass something and what we re seeing is a lot of negotiating. if you want to get something changed, you have to hold out. they have to give it to you. as was pointed out by garret. they have campaigned on this for seven years. to a large extent, this boils down to a discussion about whether or not we re going to claim this as repeal and replace or repair. and of the affordable care act. there is a lot of areas where there is agreement that things need to be changed. and the question for mitch mcconnell is do i have to go to something that is bipartisan or can i fulfill the republican promise of repealing and replacing. how do you get there? you were the health secretary. where is the room for compromise. what do you put in so the balloon doesn t pop from your analogy from earlier? we don t know what cards and