"And if we can't," he added, "I think we've got to go ahead and some make decisions, and then that's what elections are for. "

To the nearly 40 lawmakers in the room with him, the message was unmistakable.

"Frankly, I was discouraged by the outcome," said Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. "I do not believe there will be any Republican support for this 2,700-page bill."

Democratic leaders -- who preside over majorities in both chambers-- were having none of that.

"It's time to do something, and we're going to do it," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada.

Throughout the conference it was clear that there was never any intent to back down from the bill proposed in the senate.  It was further clear that the sitting representation on the left in the form of Democrats was not at all impressed with the manner of preparation the Republicans had made.  Certainly having a tragic story upended by logic is truly unacceptable in the emotionally driven vacuum of psychopathy. (extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.) Indeed they cannot see beyond the drivel, to measure the effect their efforts have on the rest of us.