In one of the more abysmal legislative failures in recent memory, the Senate failed to successfully pass not only a replacement of Obamacare, but even to pass the so-called “skinny” repeal.

It’s a disgraceful ending to a protracted and painful process. Republicans have run for the better part of a decade on repealing Obamacare. They passed a repeal under the Obama administration, when there was no chance of it becoming a reality. But as soon as they had a Republican president who was ready and willing to sign that legislation, too many broke their promises, betraying the voters who put them there.