common-sense americans. and that ad is silly. i haven t heard a good explanation. the one i keep hearing is people will stop going into emergency rooms for basic medical care, which is what we all pay for. that s true. i m not sure that adds up to the entire savings we re talking about. that costs a lot. liberals have been trying to tell americans for year you can get something for nothing. just be honest. it s going to fundamentally transform the way health care is delivered. and we re doing it for moral reasons. be honest about it. oh, i understand that. and debate the morality. i think people also are really confused by what s happening procedurally right now, which is the focus of our must-read op-eds. joining us, political director for the atlantic media company, ron brownstein. ron, welcome back to the show. good morning. the wall street journal. slaughterhouse rules is what the paper writes. and this is what they say about what s happening in congress right