The long awaited “replace” has arrived. The battle is now joined. A mainstream media wholly invested in the political failure of a replacement to Obamacare will not be helpful.

As the trench warfare begins, it is an appropriate time to review the facts as we know them. It will then be my right as an American citizen (and columnist) to offer an accompanying opinion — for your consumption. Warning: The remainder of this essay may cause depression and severe constipation for progressives continuing to cling to a law they still haven’t read, but that now defines them.