The Final Stake Through the Heart of Repeal Is … Orrin Hatch?

John McCain created a moment of immense drama Thursday night when he thumbs-downed the Republicans’ last-gasp attempt to keep the Obamacare repeal alive. Much less dramatic, but perhaps almost as important, is a new Reuters report that Senator Orrin Hatch plans to deliver to the Trump administration the message that “[t]here’s just too much animosity and we’re too divided on healthcare.” This is unmistakable evidence that the Obamacare repeal will not be resuscitated.