Bill's bad bill is bad, still

I think maybe now, Cassidy just wants to be the guy in the news. It doesn't look from the outside like he's making any progress. But he sure thinks he is. Anyway he's having a great time.

Cassidy cited a Thursday closed-door Republican lunch as a turning point in favor of the bill.

“I’m pretty confident we’ll get there on the Republican side,” he said, calling the midweek discussion what "may have been my best day as a senator."

“We’re probably at 48, 49, and talking to two or three more," he said.

An aide to Cassidy said later that they still believe there’s a path to 50 votes, even without Paul’s support.

Cassidy and Graham are also expecting Senate Republican leadership and possibly President Donald Trump to lend support in the coming days, to push it over the finish line.

“I’m hoping that the president will show the same enthusiasm to repeal Obamacare that President Obama showed to pass it,” Graham said on Wednesday.

Cassidy's plan is dogshit, by the way.  And since there's no substantial difference between this and the last repeal plan, they're going to face the same issues trying to pass it. Maybe McCain will maverick the other way next time or something. But that's not likely.