Not joking. The plan was , if it passed, would be to work with Dems on the details, through "normal order" as McCain wanted. Of course, if Repubs voted as a "block", as do the Democrats, they could have forced a bill through with no Dem votes, the same way the Dems passed the ACA. It will be interesting to see if your strategy works and the Dems gain seats during the midterm elections. I'll acknowledge that you're prediction was correct on this site.