
As
news came out today that the latest GOP health plan ? the so-called "Graham-Cassidy plan" led by South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Louisiana's own Sen. Bill Cassidy ? was dead before it came to a vote, The Onion raked Cassidy over the coals in
a fake op-ed piece titled
"Being A Senator Means Making Tough Decisions That Aren?t Always Popular, Smart, Politically Viable, Or Beneficial To Your Constituents":
<blockquote> I want everyone in Washington and around the country to know that I will not cave to what?s smart, practical, and resoundingly favored just to score some cheap political points.?