they don't know that they're playing with here. and the republicans have been telling each other this story for so long that the law is so bad, they've been believing it. now they're realizing, whoa, let's back up a minute. what are the consequences of repealing it? maybe some of the thoughtful ones are, but they're on this path that it may not be able to be derailed. >> if they do vote to essentially gut it today and lay the groundwork to repeal the entire thing, is it possible to have a replacement plan ready quickly enough to make sure that there is -- i mean, could the repeal happen quickly but the actual implementation of repeal take much longer to accomplish? >> yes, it would because it look a long time to write the affordable care act, for one thing. people don't really understand because the administration and democrats didn't explain it well enough. it's complicated, first of all. secondly, yeah, it -- the