It s hard to know It s almost as if congressional Republicans are on autopilot unable to exercise free will Many of them like Moran of Kansas know very well that this plan is an utter disaster that will result in higher taxes for everyone but the top 1 percent along with the degradation of important programs like Medicare all of which will be used against them in upcoming elections If I had to guess I d say they are simply mesmerized by what Trump has been able to do 