If the anti-Moore GOP goes gung-ho on a Luther-Strange-or-whoever write-in, it's almost certain to split the GOP vote and hand that Senate seat to Doug Jones and the Dems for the next few years. Or, they could just let it play out and not take any action, doing nothing more than saying that they don't like Moore. Then they can cross their fingers and hope that Moore wins on the strength of the -R after his name, refuse to seat him or expel him or whatever they can do to keep him out, and then just let Alabama hold another special election. Another special election would almost certainly elect an at-least-marginally-reasonable Republican. It would be ugly and embarrassing, but it also might be worth the pain to keep what should be a solid Republican seat in the Senate.

Guys, this fucking thing is going to pass, isn't it?

It has to be reconciled with the House, right?

It's hard to overstate how much potential the coming weeks in the Trump controversy have to disrupt this legislation's progress, which is part of why they are in such a hurry.

Flip that around: it's hard to overstate how much potential the coming weeks in the Trump controversy have to make people forget how much this bill sucks, if they can get it done before critical mass. Which is the other part of why they're in such a hurry.

You know, considering the way this legislation is going through, I'm starting to get the impression that the GOP's complaints about the way in which Obamacare was passed may have been slightly disingenuous.