Article snippet: The dealmaker didn’t cut any deals. The closer didn’t close. With the Senate’s failure to meet its own deadline on health care overhaul, Republican Party. “Repeal and replace” has again revealed itself to be easier said than done; a slogan, not a policy. And health care has again proven to be a legislative buzzsaw, an issue that has ended careers and tipped the balance of power, and could well do so all over again. Today, less than 24 hours after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky bowed to the inevitable and pulled the bill, the president spun the setback as a chance to make the bill even stronger. “I think we’re going to get it over the line,” Trump said. “We’ve given ourselves a little more time to make it perfect.” Then, pressed by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl to address policy details around cuts in Medicaid, Trump declared, “This will be great for everybody.” Except health care bills won’t and can’t be great for everybody, not in terms of policy, and certainly not in terms of politics. Trump and his fellow Republicans are losing the political battle over health care, and it’s still unclear that all of them want to actually win. McConnell’s image as the consummate process guy who seldom stumbles has taken a hit. Ditto the president’s image as a deal guy; if this is “The Art of the Deal,” it’s nothing that’s worthy of a gallery. Trump’s involvement in the Senate bill has been haphazard and ham-handed. His policy interest is s... Link to the full article to read more