Can I take credit for this? (Can you stop me if I decide to?) Can I theorize that they read my Monday morning missives calling them quitters and declaring the Democrats their vast superiors when it comes to achieving policy goals, and they decided, "What the hell is wrong with us? We can't let this Calabrese guy say that about us!"
Of course, I was far from the only person to say such things. And whether you agree with me that the House Freedom Caucus foolishly botched the first attempt, or agree with Rob that the leadership failed by offering an awful bill after having seven years to work on it, the fact of the matter is that there's no excuse whatsoever for giving up and throwing in the towel after barely two months of working on it.
