Paul Ryan stopped the AHCA before it came to the floor for a vote. Trump said to Congress, pass it or forget it; but the president's wishes really have little effect on Congress's will these days. More moderate Republicans wouldn't support the AHCA because their constituents would howl, the Freedom caucus doesn't want the federal government involved in health care at all. Paul Ryan couldn't get the votes, and the bill itself was a stinker.

Krauthammer is dead wrong about insurance, saying people shouldn't pay for coverage they don't need. That may be true, but everyone here on the planet is here because of healthy women giving birth to healthy babies. Krauthammer shows a striking lack of sophistication on this issue. Is he for real?