If you thought it absurd and incredibly irresponsible for Republicans to propose last week a slipshod, radical health-care bill that would not even allow for a Congressional Budget Office score, then the Sunday night amendments cooked up by Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will infuriate you.
The timing alone should be enough to stop the bill. Reworking one-sixth of the economy before the only hearing on the subject - and without time for senators to digest a fraction of the numbers - bespeaks desperation on the sponsors’ part. They don’t have “momentum” and aren’t just about to snag 50 votes; if they were, they wouldn’t resort to last-minute shenanigans.