We'll know in fairly short order whether House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican leaders learned anything from their failed attempt to ram legislation repealing and replacing Obamacare through Congress. The initial effort didn't pass for a number of reasons but mostly because no one thought things through to the end.
They forgot something no politician should: actions and ideas have consequences. Despite having had seven years to put a plan together for that eventual day when the GOP ruled in the House and Senate and White House they weren't ready. Instead they went with what they had in a drawer, something that worked up to a point but left consumers asking more questions than they were getting answered.
